How To Install python-zxcvbn on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zxcvbn on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-zxcvbn
python-zxcvbn is:
This is a Python implementation of the library created by the team at Dropbox. Accepts user data to be added to the dictionaries that are tested against, gives a score to the password, provides feedback on the password and ways to improve it, returns time estimates on how long it would take to guess the password in different situations
This package provides the Python 2 library.
There are three methods to install python-zxcvbn 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-zxcvbn 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-zxcvbn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-zxcvbn
Install python-zxcvbn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-zxcvbn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-zxcvbn
Install python-zxcvbn 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-zxcvbn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-zxcvbn
How To Uninstall python-zxcvbn on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-zxcvbn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-zxcvbn
Uninstall python-zxcvbn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-zxcvbn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zxcvbn
Remove python-zxcvbn Configurations and Data
To remove python-zxcvbn configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-zxcvbn
Remove python-zxcvbn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-zxcvbn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-zxcvbn
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zxcvbn package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
