How To Install libpam-pkcs11 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-pkcs11 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libpam-pkcs11
libpam-pkcs11 is:
A Pluggable Authentication Module for PKCS#11 based smart cards. Useful for enabling smart card based user login to a system.
More advanced than libpam-p11. Additional features include full verification of the card data using certificate chains and certificate revocation lists. Advanced username mapping including LDAP, Active Directory and Kerberos.
There are three methods to install libpam-pkcs11 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-pkcs11 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-pkcs11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-pkcs11
Install libpam-pkcs11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-pkcs11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-pkcs11
Install libpam-pkcs11 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-pkcs11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-pkcs11
How To Uninstall libpam-pkcs11 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libpam-pkcs11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-pkcs11
Uninstall libpam-pkcs11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-pkcs11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-pkcs11
Remove libpam-pkcs11 Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-pkcs11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-pkcs11
Remove libpam-pkcs11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-pkcs11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-pkcs11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-pkcs11 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
