Update-passwd Installation On A Debian, Ubuntu, Kali And Raspbian

Update-passwd Installation On A Debian, Ubuntu, Kali And Raspbian

update-passwd

Debian base system master password and group files

Maintainer: Colin Watson


Section: admin

Install update-passwd

  • Debian apt-get install base-passwd Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install base-passwd Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install base-passwd Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install base-passwd Click to copy

base-passwd

Debian base system master password and group files

These are the canonical master copies of the user database files (/etc/passwd and /etc/group), containing the Debian-allocated user and group IDs. The update-passwd tool is provided to keep the system databases synchronized with these master files.

Installing update-passwd command is simple. just copy one of the above commands for your operating system and paste it into terminal. This command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Kali and Raspbian operating systems. Once you run the command it will install the latest version of update-passwd 2026 package in your OS.