How To Install libpam-ufpidentity on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ufpidentity on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-ufpidentity
libpam-ufpidentity is:
The UFP Identity PAM module provides integration of the UFP Identity service into your existing user authentication infrastructure. PAM is used by Linux/BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X for user authentication to various services such as SSH, login, and sudo. See https://github.com/ufpidentity/pam_ufpidentity/blob/master/README.md for details about installation.
There are three methods to install libpam-ufpidentity on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-ufpidentity 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-ufpidentity using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-ufpidentity
Install libpam-ufpidentity Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-ufpidentity using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-ufpidentity
Install libpam-ufpidentity 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-ufpidentity using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-ufpidentity
How To Uninstall libpam-ufpidentity on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-ufpidentity package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-ufpidentity
Uninstall libpam-ufpidentity And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-ufpidentity and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-ufpidentity
Remove libpam-ufpidentity Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-ufpidentity configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-ufpidentity
Remove libpam-ufpidentity configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-ufpidentity configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-ufpidentity
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ufpidentity package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
