How To Install libpwquality-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality-tools on Kali Linux.
What is libpwquality-tools
libpwquality-tools 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.
Tools for password quality checking and generation.
There are three methods to install libpwquality-tools on Kali Linux. 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-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpwquality-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpwquality-toolsInstall libpwquality-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpwquality-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpwquality-toolsInstall libpwquality-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpwquality-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpwquality-toolsHow To Uninstall libpwquality-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpwquality-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpwquality-toolsUninstall libpwquality-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpwquality-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpwquality-toolsRemove libpwquality-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libpwquality-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpwquality-toolsRemove libpwquality-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpwquality-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpwquality-toolsDependencies
libpwquality-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
