How To Install libpwquality1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpwquality1
libpwquality1 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 shared library.
There are three methods to install libpwquality1 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 libpwquality1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpwquality1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpwquality1
Install libpwquality1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpwquality1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpwquality1
Install libpwquality1 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 libpwquality1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpwquality1
How To Uninstall libpwquality1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpwquality1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpwquality1
Uninstall libpwquality1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpwquality1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpwquality1
Remove libpwquality1 Configurations and Data
To remove libpwquality1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpwquality1
Remove libpwquality1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpwquality1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpwquality1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
