How To Install libzxcvbn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxcvbn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzxcvbn-dev
libzxcvbn-dev is:
This library is a C/C++ implementation of the zxcvbn password strength estimator. It provides functions to rate password strength, by comparing the password to several word lists, including English first and last names.
This package includes the development headers.
There are three methods to install libzxcvbn-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 libzxcvbn-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 libzxcvbn-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzxcvbn-dev
Install libzxcvbn-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzxcvbn-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzxcvbn-dev
Install libzxcvbn-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 libzxcvbn-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzxcvbn-dev
How To Uninstall libzxcvbn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzxcvbn-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzxcvbn-dev
Uninstall libzxcvbn-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzxcvbn-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzxcvbn-dev
Remove libzxcvbn-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzxcvbn-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzxcvbn-dev
Remove libzxcvbn-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzxcvbn-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzxcvbn-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzxcvbn-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
