How To Install libpam-elogind on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-elogind on Kali Linux.

What is libpam-elogind

libpam-elogind is:

Plugable Authentication Module to register a session with elogind

There are three methods to install libpam-elogind on Kali Linux. 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-elogind 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-elogind using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-elogind

Install libpam-elogind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-elogind using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-elogind

Install libpam-elogind Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-elogind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-elogind

How To Uninstall libpam-elogind on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpam-elogind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-elogind

Uninstall libpam-elogind And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-elogind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-elogind

Remove libpam-elogind Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-elogind configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-elogind

Remove libpam-elogind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-elogind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-elogind

Dependencies

libpam-elogind have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcap2

References

• libpam-elogind website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-elogind package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.