How To Install pwman3 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pwman3 on Ubuntu 22.04. pwman3 is console password management application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pwman3 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pwman3

pwman3 is:

Pwman3 aims to provide a simple but powerful command line interface for password management. It allows one to store your password in a sqlite database locked by a master password which can be encrypted with different algorithms (e.g Blowfish, AES, DES3).

It is also possible to tag them to ease searches in a large amount of passwords

There are three methods to install pwman3 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 pwman3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pwman3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pwman3

Install pwman3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pwman3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pwman3

Install pwman3 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 pwman3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pwman3

How To Uninstall pwman3 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the pwman3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pwman3

Uninstall pwman3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pwman3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pwman3

Remove pwman3 Configurations and Data

To remove pwman3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pwman3

Remove pwman3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pwman3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pwman3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pwman3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.