How To Install libpam-snapper on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-snapper on Kali Linux.
What is libpam-snapper
libpam-snapper is:
Snapper is a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots, it can compare snapshots and revert differences between snapshots. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert changes.
This package contains the PAM library for snapper, which allows the administrator to take snapshots when an user logs in or out of the system.
There are three methods to install libpam-snapper 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-snapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-snapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-snapperInstall libpam-snapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-snapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-snapperInstall libpam-snapper 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-snapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-snapperHow To Uninstall libpam-snapper on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-snapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-snapperUninstall libpam-snapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-snapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-snapperRemove libpam-snapper Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-snapper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-snapperRemove libpam-snapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-snapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-snapperDependencies
libpam-snapper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-snapper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
