How To Install passwdqc on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install passwdqc on Fedora 34.
What is passwdqc
passwdqc is a password/passphrase strength checking and policy enforcement toolset, including a PAM module (pam_passwdqc), command-line programs (pwqcheck and pwqgen), and a library (libpasswdqc). pam_passwdqc is normally invoked on password changes by programs such as passwd(1). It is capable of checking password or passphrase strength, enforcing a policy, and offering randomly-generated passphrases, with all of these features being optional and easily (re-)configurable. pwqcheck and pwqgen are standalone password/passphrase strength checking and random passphrase generator programs, respectively, which are usable from scripts. libpasswdqc is the underlying library, which may also be used from third-party programs.
We can use yum or dnf to install passwdqc on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install passwdqc.
Install passwdqc 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 passwdqc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install passwdqc
Install passwdqc 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 passwdqc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install passwdqc
How To Uninstall passwdqc on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the passwdqc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove passwdqc
passwdqc Package Contents on Fedora 34
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install passwdqc on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.
