How To Install libpasswdqc0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpasswdqc0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpasswdqc0 is password strength checking and policy enforcement library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpasswdqc0 on Debian 10.

What is libpasswdqc0

libpasswdqc0 is:

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 underlying library which exports all the functionality.

There are three methods to install libpasswdqc0 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 libpasswdqc0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpasswdqc0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpasswdqc0

Install libpasswdqc0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpasswdqc0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpasswdqc0

Install libpasswdqc0 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 libpasswdqc0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpasswdqc0

How To Uninstall libpasswdqc0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpasswdqc0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpasswdqc0

Uninstall libpasswdqc0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpasswdqc0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpasswdqc0

Remove libpasswdqc0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpasswdqc0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpasswdqc0

Remove libpasswdqc0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpasswdqc0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpasswdqc0

Dependencies

libpasswdqc0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpasswdqc0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.