How To Install python3-pwquality on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pwquality on CentOS 8.
What is python3-pwquality
This is pwquality Python module that provides Python bindings for the libpwquality library. These bindings can be used for easy password quality checking and generation of random pronounceable passwords from Python applications.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pwquality on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pwquality.
Install python3-pwquality on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python3-pwquality using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-pwquality
Install python3-pwquality on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python3-pwquality using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-pwquality
How To Uninstall python3-pwquality on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the python3-pwquality package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-pwquality
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pwquality on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.