How To Install python-pwquality on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pwquality on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pwquality
python-pwquality is:
libpwquality’s purpose is to provide common functions for password quality checking and also scoring them based on their apparent randomness. The library also provides a function for generating random passwords with good pronounceability.
This package contains the Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-pwquality 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-pwquality 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-pwquality using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pwquality
Install python-pwquality Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pwquality using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pwquality
Install python-pwquality 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-pwquality using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pwquality
How To Uninstall python-pwquality on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pwquality package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pwquality
Uninstall python-pwquality And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pwquality and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pwquality
Remove python-pwquality Configurations and Data
To remove python-pwquality configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pwquality
Remove python-pwquality configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pwquality configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pwquality
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pwquality package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
