How To Install libpasswdqc on Fedora 34

libpasswdqc is Passphrase quality checker shared library Passphrase quality checker shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpasswdqc on Fedora 34.

What is `libpasswdqc`

The libpasswdqc is a passphrase strength checking library. In addition to checking regular passphrases, it offers support for passphrases and can provide randomly generated passphrases. All features are optional and can be (re-)configured without rebuilding. This package contains shared passwdqc library. libpasswdqc 1.4.0 3.fc34 x86_64 42 k passwdqc-1.4.0-3.fc34.src.rpm fedora Passphrase quality checker shared library https BSD-3-Clause The libpasswdqc is a passphrase strength checking library. In addition to checking regular passphrases, it offers support for passphrases and can provide randomly generated passphrases. All features are optional and can be (re-)configured without rebuilding. This package contains shared passwdqc library.

We can use yum or dnf to install libpasswdqc on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpasswdqc.

Install libpasswdqc on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libpasswdqc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpasswdqc

Install libpasswdqc on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libpasswdqc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpasswdqc

How To Uninstall libpasswdqc on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libpasswdqc

libpasswdqc Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/passwdqc.conf
/lib/libpasswdqc.so.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb/fb5bf2e85a045ad1f9c8919ad0ae9aa04f3dd7
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc/README
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc/pwqcheck.php
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/passwdqc.mo
/usr/share/man/man5/passwdqc.conf.5.gz
/etc/passwdqc.conf
/lib64/libpasswdqc.so.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/d9e76571730d90464c974b72dd4ccef58edfd7
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc/README
/usr/share/doc/libpasswdqc/pwqcheck.php
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/passwdqc.mo
/usr/share/man/man5/passwdqc.conf.5.gz

References

[libpasswdqc website](https://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/ https://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpasswdqc on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.