How to Install and Uninstall checkpw Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "checkpw" package

This tutorial shows how to install checkpw on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                checkpw
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "checkpw" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall checkpw on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                checkpw
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the checkpw package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: checkpw
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 109
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gerrit Pape
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.02-1.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/checkpw/checkpw_1.02-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 17320
MD5sum: f41cbdb291936d09b5c72ba775bcdfc2
SHA1: 68ee18f57dd275a844d3cc011bf9ef16ef4092c4
SHA256: 3dd3018f02d00e6f3c398399b995dceb9e2328c801fc4d358d5eee66be2a6cb0
Description-en: checks password which is stored in ~/Maildir/.password
checkpw is an implementation of the checkpassword interface that checks a
password against a ``.password'' file in the user's Maildir. The password
file has read and write permissions to the user only.
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The code is in the public domain.
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The original checkpassword program and interface specification is written
by D. J. Bernstein:
http://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html
Description-md5: 31447975786615161e84f9a118474060
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu