Quickly Generate Random Strong Passwords Using Linux Mint/Ubuntu Terminal

Generating really good strong passwords can often be difficult to do consistently for different websites. The handy utility called “pwgen” in Linux Mint/Ubuntu makes this process very easy.

1. Open Terminal and type :

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sudo apt-get install pwgen

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2. Once installed, to start generating random passwords, simply type pwgen and select any of the passwords that are displayed.

3. To really generate strong random passwords, use the -s option :

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pwgen -s

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Finally, there are other options too that can be tried out like generating only numerical/non-numerical passwords, havinging at least a capital letter or a wild card character and so on. Make sure to check out the syntax for those using the man page for pwgen by typing :

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man pwgen

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Cheers.