PassCheck is a password strength checker tool that helps you to select strong passwords for your online accounts. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install PassCheck on your POP! OS Latest system.
Before installing any new packages on your system, it is recommended to update the existing packages to their latest version. To update your system, open the terminal and execute the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Enter your user password if prompted and wait for the process to complete.
PassCheck is built using Node.js, so we need to install Node.js on our system first. To install Node.js, execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install nodejs
To verify if Node.js is installed successfully, run the following command:
node -v
This should output the installed Node.js version number.
PassCheck can be installed using npm. To install PassCheck, execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo npm install -g passcheck
This will install PassCheck globally on your system.
To verify if PassCheck is installed successfully, execute the following command in the terminal:
passcheck
This should display the PassCheck usage information in the terminal.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install PassCheck on your POP! OS Latest system. PassCheck is a useful tool that helps you to select strong passwords for your online accounts, which is an essential element of cybersecurity.
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