How To Install python3-zxcvbn on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zxcvbn on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-zxcvbn

A realistic password strength estimator. This is a Python implementation of the library created by the team at Dropbox. The original library was written for JavaScript. Accepts user data to be added to the dictionaries that are tested against (name, birthdate, etc). Gives a score to the password, from 0 (terrible) to 4 (great). It provides feedback on the password and ways to improve it and returns time estimates on how long it would take to guess the password in different situations.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-zxcvbn on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-zxcvbn.

Install python3-zxcvbn on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-zxcvbn using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-zxcvbn

Install python3-zxcvbn on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-zxcvbn using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-zxcvbn

How To Uninstall python3-zxcvbn on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python3-zxcvbn package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-zxcvbn

References

• python3-zxcvbn website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zxcvbn on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.