How To Install python3-pwquality on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pwquality on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pwquality using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pwqualityInstall python3-pwquality Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pwquality using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pwqualityInstall python3-pwquality Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pwquality using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pwqualityHow To Uninstall python3-pwquality on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pwquality package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pwqualityUninstall python3-pwquality And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pwquality and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pwqualityRemove python3-pwquality Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pwquality configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pwqualityRemove 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-pwqualityDependencies
python3-pwquality have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pwquality package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.