How To Install goxkcdpwgen on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install goxkcdpwgen on Ubuntu 22.04. goxkcdpwgen is xkcd style password generator library and cli tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install goxkcdpwgen on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is goxkcdpwgen

goxkcdpwgen is:

goxkcdpwgen xkcd style is a password generator library. It also supports word lists in non English languages.

Sample execution $ goxkcdpwgen -c -d "" -n 5 VocalistDurableGauntletBluishReputable

There are three methods to install goxkcdpwgen on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install goxkcdpwgen Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install goxkcdpwgen using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install goxkcdpwgen

Install goxkcdpwgen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install goxkcdpwgen using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install goxkcdpwgen

Install goxkcdpwgen 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 goxkcdpwgen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install goxkcdpwgen

How To Uninstall goxkcdpwgen on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the goxkcdpwgen package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove goxkcdpwgen

Uninstall goxkcdpwgen And Its Dependencies

To uninstall goxkcdpwgen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove goxkcdpwgen

Remove goxkcdpwgen Configurations and Data

To remove goxkcdpwgen configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge goxkcdpwgen

Remove goxkcdpwgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove goxkcdpwgen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goxkcdpwgen

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install goxkcdpwgen package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.