How To Install libpam-fscrypt on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-fscrypt on Kali Linux.
What is libpam-fscrypt
libpam-fscrypt is:
fscrypt is a high-level tool for the management of Linux filesystem encryption. This tool manages metadata, key generation, key wrapping, PAM integration, and provides a uniform interface for creating and modifying encrypted directories.
This PAM module can be used to unlock one or more directories upon user login and then lock those directories when the user ends their session.
There are three methods to install libpam-fscrypt 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-fscrypt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-fscrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-fscryptInstall libpam-fscrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-fscrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-fscryptInstall libpam-fscrypt 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-fscrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-fscryptHow To Uninstall libpam-fscrypt on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-fscrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-fscryptUninstall libpam-fscrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-fscrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-fscryptRemove libpam-fscrypt Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-fscrypt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-fscryptRemove libpam-fscrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-fscrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-fscryptDependencies
libpam-fscrypt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-fscrypt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
