How To Install libpwquality-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpwquality-dev
libpwquality-dev is:
libpwquality’s purpose is to provide common functions for password quality checking and also scoring them based on their apparent randomness. The library also provides a function for generating random passwords with good pronounceability.
This package contains the development files, and should be used for compilation.
There are three methods to install libpwquality-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 libpwquality-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 libpwquality-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpwquality-dev
Install libpwquality-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpwquality-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpwquality-dev
Install libpwquality-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 libpwquality-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpwquality-dev
How To Uninstall libpwquality-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpwquality-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpwquality-dev
Uninstall libpwquality-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpwquality-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpwquality-dev
Remove libpwquality-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpwquality-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpwquality-dev
Remove libpwquality-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpwquality-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpwquality-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
