How To Install python-cracklib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cracklib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cracklib
python-cracklib is:
This package provides Python bindings for cracklib. It contains a pythonic interface to cracklib’s functions and some Python convenience functions.
You should install this package if you want to use or develop Python applications that want to interface with cracklib2.
There are three methods to install python-cracklib 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 python-cracklib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cracklib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cracklib
Install python-cracklib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cracklib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cracklib
Install python-cracklib 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 python-cracklib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cracklib
How To Uninstall python-cracklib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cracklib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cracklib
Uninstall python-cracklib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cracklib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cracklib
Remove python-cracklib Configurations and Data
To remove python-cracklib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cracklib
Remove python-cracklib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cracklib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cracklib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cracklib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
