How To Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Debian 9.
What is mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check is:
This password validation plugin uses cracklib to allow only sufficiently secure (as defined by cracklib) user passwords in MariaDB.
There are three methods to install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check 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 mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
How To Uninstall mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Uninstall mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check Configurations and Data
To remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Dependencies
mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.