How To Install python3-pwquality on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pwquality on Debian 12.
What is python3-pwquality
python3-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 python3-pwquality 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 python3-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 python3-pwquality using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pwquality
Install python3-pwquality Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pwquality using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pwquality
Install python3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pwquality using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pwquality
How To Uninstall python3-pwquality on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-pwquality package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pwquality
Uninstall python3-pwquality And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pwquality and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pwquality
Remove python3-pwquality Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pwquality configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pwquality
Remove python3-pwquality configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pwquality configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pwquality
Dependencies
python3-pwquality have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pwquality package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
