How To Install libpasswdqc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpasswdqc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpasswdqc-dev
libpasswdqc-dev is:
(C development files) passwdqc is a password/passphrase strength checking and policy enforcement toolset, including a PAM module (libpam-passwdqc), command-line programs (pwqcheck and pwqgen), and a library (libpasswdqc0).
This package provides the development libraries and header files required to build tools using the libpasswdqc library.
There are three methods to install libpasswdqc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpasswdqc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpasswdqc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpasswdqc-dev
Install libpasswdqc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpasswdqc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpasswdqc-dev
Install libpasswdqc-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpasswdqc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpasswdqc-dev
How To Uninstall libpasswdqc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpasswdqc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpasswdqc-dev
Uninstall libpasswdqc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpasswdqc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpasswdqc-dev
Remove libpasswdqc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpasswdqc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpasswdqc-dev
Remove libpasswdqc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpasswdqc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpasswdqc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpasswdqc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
