How To Install libpwquality1 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libpwquality1 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libpwquality1 is library for password quality checking and generation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality1 on Debian 12.

What is libpwquality1

libpwquality1 is:

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.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libpwquality1 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpwquality1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpwquality1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpwquality1

Install libpwquality1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpwquality1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpwquality1

Install libpwquality1 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 libpwquality1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpwquality1

How To Uninstall libpwquality1 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libpwquality1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpwquality1

Uninstall libpwquality1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpwquality1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpwquality1

Remove libpwquality1 Configurations and Data

To remove libpwquality1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpwquality1

Remove libpwquality1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpwquality1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpwquality1

Dependencies

libpwquality1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.