How To Install checkpw on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install checkpw on Debian 9.
What is checkpw
checkpw is:
checkpw is an implementation of the checkpassword interface that checks a password against a ``.password’’ file in the user’s Maildir. The password file has read and write permissions to the user only.
The code is in the public domain.
The original checkpassword program and interface specification is written by D. J. Bernstein: http://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html
There are three methods to install checkpw 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 checkpw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install checkpw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install checkpw
Install checkpw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install checkpw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install checkpw
Install checkpw 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 checkpw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install checkpw
How To Uninstall checkpw on Debian 9
To uninstall only the checkpw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove checkpw
Uninstall checkpw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall checkpw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove checkpw
Remove checkpw Configurations and Data
To remove checkpw configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge checkpw
Remove checkpw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove checkpw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge checkpw
Dependencies
checkpw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install checkpw package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.