How To Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Ubuntu.
What is mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check is:
This password validation plugin uses cracklib to allow only sufficiently secure (as defined by cracklib) user passwords in MariaDB.
Install and configure this to enforce stronger passwords for MariaDB users.
There are three methods to install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check 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 mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
How To Uninstall mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Uninstall mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check Configurations and Data
To remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check
Dependencies
mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.