How To Install pwgen on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pwgen on Debian 12.
What is pwgen
pwgen is:
pwgen generates random, meaningless but pronounceable passwords. These passwords contain either only lowercase letters, or upper and lower case mixed, or digits thrown in. Uppercase letters and digits are placed in a way that eases remembering their position when memorizing only the word.
There are three methods to install pwgen 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 pwgen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pwgen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pwgen
Install pwgen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pwgen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pwgen
Install pwgen 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 pwgen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pwgen
How To Uninstall pwgen on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pwgen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pwgen
Uninstall pwgen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pwgen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pwgen
Remove pwgen Configurations and Data
To remove pwgen configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pwgen
Remove pwgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pwgen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pwgen
Dependencies
pwgen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pwgen package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.