How To Install passwdqc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install passwdqc on Debian 12.
What is passwdqc
passwdqc is:
passwdqc is a password/passphrase strength checking and policy enforcement toolset, including a PAM module (libpam-passwdqc), command-line programs (pwqcheck and pwqgen), and a library (libpasswdqc).
This package provides pwqcheck and pwqgen, which are standalone password/passphrase strength checking and random passphrase generator programs, respectively, which are usable from scripts.
There are three methods to install passwdqc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install passwdqc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install passwdqc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install passwdqc
Install passwdqc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install passwdqc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install passwdqc
Install passwdqc 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 passwdqc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install passwdqc
How To Uninstall passwdqc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the passwdqc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove passwdqc
Uninstall passwdqc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall passwdqc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove passwdqc
Remove passwdqc Configurations and Data
To remove passwdqc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge passwdqc
Remove passwdqc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove passwdqc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge passwdqc
Dependencies
passwdqc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install passwdqc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.