How To Install libpam-dynalogin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-dynalogin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-dynalogin
libpam-dynalogin is:
dynalogin is a two-factor authentication framework based on the HOTP/TOTP (Open Authentication) algorithms. Dynalogin can store credentials in any database supported by UNIXODBC, which makes the solution robust and scalable. It can also store credentials in flat files if desired. dynalogin has been successfully integrated in solutions for OpenID, making it possible to use two-factor authentication with hundreds of other web applications and public web sites. There is a dynalogin soft-token for Android and it also works with Google Authenticator.
This PAM module allows authentication against a dynalogin server anywhere in the network.
There are three methods to install libpam-dynalogin on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpam-dynalogin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-dynalogin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-dynalogin
Install libpam-dynalogin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-dynalogin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-dynalogin
Install libpam-dynalogin 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 libpam-dynalogin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-dynalogin
How To Uninstall libpam-dynalogin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-dynalogin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-dynalogin
Uninstall libpam-dynalogin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-dynalogin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-dynalogin
Remove libpam-dynalogin Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-dynalogin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-dynalogin
Remove libpam-dynalogin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-dynalogin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-dynalogin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-dynalogin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
