How To Install makepasswd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install makepasswd in Fedora 36. makepasswd is Generates (pseudo-)random passwords of a desired length

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install makepasswd on Fedora 36.

What is makepasswd

Makepasswd generates (pseudo-)random passwords of a desired length.

We can use yum or dnf to install makepasswd on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install makepasswd.

Install makepasswd on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install makepasswd

Install makepasswd on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install makepasswd

How To Uninstall makepasswd on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove makepasswd

makepasswd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/makepasswd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/39
/usr/lib/.build-id/39/0ba1686df9cd4a9399f68ef009695a08f06df8
/usr/share/doc/makepasswd
/usr/share/doc/makepasswd/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/makepasswd.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install makepasswd on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).