How To Install passwdqc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install passwdqc on Kali Linux.

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 (libpasswdqc0).

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 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 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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove passwdqc

Remove passwdqc Configurations and Data

To remove passwdqc configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libpasswdqc0

References

• passwdqc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install passwdqc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.