PassCheck is a password checker tool that can be used to analyze your passwords and check their strength. In this tutorial, we will be going over the steps to install PassCheck on NixOS Latest.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:
Launch the terminal on your NixOS system to begin the installation process.
PassCheck is hosted on GitHub, so you need to install Git to clone the repository. To install Git, run the following command:
$ sudo nix-env -i git
Use Git to clone the PassCheck repository from Anhur's GitHub account. Run the following command to download the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/AnhurIO/PassCheck.git
Navigate to the PassCheck directory that you cloned in step 3 and run the following command to install dependencies:
$ cd PassCheck
$ nix-shell
Wait for the dependencies to install, and then build the project by running:
$ cabal new-build --enable-tests
Once the build process completes, you can install PassCheck by running:
$ sudo cabal new-install
PassCheck will then be installed on your NixOS system.
To ensure that the installation process has been successful, you can run tests by using the following command:
$ cabal new-test
Alternatively, you can test your password by running:
$ passcheck thepasswordyouwanttotest
Once installed, you can use PassCheck to check the strength of your passwords by running:
$ passcheck thepasswordyouwanttotest
Now you are all set up to start using PassCheck on your NixOS system.
We have gone through the steps to install PassCheck on NixOS Latest. Now you can easily check the strength of your passwords and ensure that you are using secure passwords to protect your online accounts.
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