How To Install ruby-password on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-password on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-password
ruby-password is:
This package is a suite of password handling methods. Specifically, it handles manual entry of passwords from the keyboard in both buffered and unbuffered modes, password strength checking, random password generation, phonemic password generation, and encryption of passwords.
The common CrackLib library is used to perform password strength checking.
There are three methods to install ruby-password 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 ruby-password Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-password using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-password
Install ruby-password Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-password using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-password
Install ruby-password 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 ruby-password using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-password
How To Uninstall ruby-password on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-password package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-password
Uninstall ruby-password And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-password and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-password
Remove ruby-password Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-password configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-password
Remove ruby-password configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-password configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-password
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-password package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
