How To Install base-passwd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install base-passwd on Debian 9. base-passwd is Debian base system master password and group files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install base-passwd on Debian 9.

What is base-passwd

base-passwd is:

These are the canonical master copies of the user database files (/etc/passwd and /etc/group), containing the Debian-allocated user and group IDs. The update-passwd tool is provided to keep the system databases synchronized with these master files.

There are three methods to install base-passwd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install base-passwd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install base-passwd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install base-passwd

Install base-passwd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install base-passwd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install base-passwd

Install base-passwd Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install base-passwd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install base-passwd

How To Uninstall base-passwd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the base-passwd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove base-passwd

Uninstall base-passwd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall base-passwd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove base-passwd

Remove base-passwd Configurations and Data

To remove base-passwd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge base-passwd

Remove base-passwd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove base-passwd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge base-passwd

Dependencies

base-passwd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install base-passwd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.