How To Install libpam-fprintd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-fprintd on Debian 9. libpam-fprintd is PAM module for fingerprint authentication through fprintd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-fprintd on Debian 9.

What is libpam-fprintd

libpam-fprintd is:

fprintd is a D-Bus daemon that offers libfprint functionality over the D-Bus interprocess communication bus. By adding this daemon layer above libfprint, various problems related to multiple applications simultaneously competing for fingerprint readers get solved.

This package provides a PAM module for fingerprint-based authentication via fprintd.

There are three methods to install libpam-fprintd on Debian 9. 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-fprintd 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-fprintd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-fprintd

Install libpam-fprintd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-fprintd

Install libpam-fprintd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-fprintd

How To Uninstall libpam-fprintd on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-fprintd

Uninstall libpam-fprintd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-fprintd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-fprintd

Remove libpam-fprintd Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-fprintd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-fprintd

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpam-fprintd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-fprintd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.