How To Install libpam-tacplus on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-tacplus on Debian 9.
What is libpam-tacplus
libpam-tacplus is:
This PAM module support authentication, authorization (account management) and accounting (session management) performed using TACACS+ protocol designed by Cisco.
There are three methods to install libpam-tacplus 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-tacplus 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-tacplus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-tacplus
Install libpam-tacplus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-tacplus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-tacplus
Install libpam-tacplus 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-tacplus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-tacplus
How To Uninstall libpam-tacplus on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpam-tacplus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-tacplus
Uninstall libpam-tacplus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-tacplus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-tacplus
Remove libpam-tacplus Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-tacplus configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-tacplus
Remove libpam-tacplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-tacplus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-tacplus
Dependencies
libpam-tacplus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-tacplus package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
