How To Install libcrack2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrack2 on Debian 10.
What is libcrack2
libcrack2 is:
Shared library for cracklib2 which contains a C function which may be used in a passwd like program. The idea is simple: try to prevent users from choosing passwords that could be guessed by crack by filtering them out, at source. cracklib2 is NOT a replacement passwd program. cracklib2 is a LIBRARY.
There are three methods to install libcrack2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcrack2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcrack2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcrack2
Install libcrack2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcrack2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcrack2
Install libcrack2 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 libcrack2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcrack2
How To Uninstall libcrack2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libcrack2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcrack2
Uninstall libcrack2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcrack2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrack2
Remove libcrack2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcrack2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcrack2
Remove libcrack2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcrack2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrack2
Dependencies
libcrack2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrack2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.