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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "pwgen" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pwgen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pwgen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pwgen
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 43
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Theodore Y. Ts'o
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.07-1.1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pwgen/pwgen_2.07-1.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 15590
MD5sum: 60cfc1aa59be6e62e85fd376cae667e8
SHA1: 90472733dc13f9e1e6c7490cc8c01c37c5372ae8
SHA256: 8346eb3492c0f60e227253fcb9f2b005d28c9487a60a751db84fa19f27154a08
Description-en: Automatic Password generation
pwgen generates random, meaningless but pronounceable passwords.
These passwords contain either only lowercase letters, or upper
and lower case mixed, or digits thrown in.
Uppercase letters and digits are placed in a way that eases
remembering their position when memorizing only the word.
Description-md5: 859691de567bea29cc54bd9e7c291b67
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master