How to Install and Uninstall libcrack2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libcrack2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libcrack2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcrack2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcrack2" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libcrack2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcrack2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcrack2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libcrack2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.9.2-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: cracklib2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 144
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: cracklib-runtime
Filename: pool/main/c/cracklib2/libcrack2_2.9.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 28244
MD5sum: db082aa478ef0ab469f6b1f924cbe1b0
SHA1: d12bd42184429813416fafe9f82cdfabfaa48c10
SHA256: d0045e5bbb814719ea248e88fa401e05eb6a8eba870f9d71b045f294d77f4441
SHA512: abab54989a6595655d65fe1f480748a70501a3ef33bb0710ff56379c8e84f739752ed78b0fd475d1169c6b7f113ac0d7fe8755fb8870943ae8ddbacc7f338730
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib
Description-en: pro-active password checker library
Shared library for cracklib2 which contains a C function which may be
used in a passwd like program. The idea is simple: try to prevent
users from choosing passwords that could be guessed by crack by
filtering them out, at source. cracklib2 is NOT a replacement passwd
program. cracklib2 is a LIBRARY.
Description-md5: 7c7145f5450c1a0c56b8fff046f9d67e
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: libcrack2
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 144
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jan Dittberner
Architecture: amd64
Source: cracklib2
Version: 2.9.2-1build2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: cracklib-runtime
Filename: pool/main/c/cracklib2/libcrack2_2.9.2-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 28582
MD5sum: 6c2ba3c9949a06a069cc7fe546a34f2a
SHA1: dfd08fd16370ce5705f5663cae442e78c1f15b54
SHA256: 13622aeecc8bbc0c2dd71b4d46d6b5ecd9c4b087f13bc94ec525b5f4f16603a0
Description-en: pro-active password checker library
Shared library for cracklib2 which contains a C function which may be
used in a passwd like program. The idea is simple: try to prevent
users from choosing passwords that could be guessed by crack by
filtering them out, at source. cracklib2 is NOT a replacement passwd
program. cracklib2 is a LIBRARY.
Description-md5: 7c7145f5450c1a0c56b8fff046f9d67e
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cracklib
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop