How to Install and Uninstall libpwquality-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libpwquality-common" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libpwquality-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpwquality-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libpwquality-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libpwquality-common
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 21
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: libpwquality
Version: 1.3.0-0ubuntu1
Replaces: libpwquality1 (<< 1.2.1-1)
Breaks: libpwquality1 (<< 1.2.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpwquality/libpwquality-common_1.3.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 6612
MD5sum: d77985562ec08e257c772688c2768fb1
SHA1: b3b315768beca29263cdcf3074b5da59d9d2e122
SHA256: 98355efdbbf8e42d7d5fcfb74c13247249ab662ede09cc2ad4052d186de1e6a9
Description-en: library for password quality checking and generation (data files)
libpwquality's purpose is to provide common functions for password
quality checking and also scoring them based on their apparent randomness. The
library also provides a function for generating random passwords with good
pronounceability.
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This package contains the configuration file and man page for libpwquality.
Description-md5: d37cfdd3767d216513b4314f28c1e005
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://fedorahosted.org/libpwquality/
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