How To Install libpam-x2go-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-x2go-dev on Kali Linux. libpam-x2go-dev is PAM Module to check credentials against X2Go servers (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-x2go-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpam-x2go-dev

libpam-x2go-dev is:

Auth and session PAM module that uses SSH to authenticate against an X2Go server as the remote host and user. Local account required.

This PAM module is intended for facilitating Remote Logon into X2Go servers using LightDM’s Arctica Greeter.

This package contains the pam_x2go.so header files.

There are three methods to install libpam-x2go-dev 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-x2go-dev 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-x2go-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-x2go-dev

Install libpam-x2go-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-x2go-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-x2go-dev

Install libpam-x2go-dev 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-x2go-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-x2go-dev

How To Uninstall libpam-x2go-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpam-x2go-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-x2go-dev

Uninstall libpam-x2go-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-x2go-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-x2go-dev

Remove libpam-x2go-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-x2go-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-x2go-dev

Remove libpam-x2go-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-x2go-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-x2go-dev

Dependencies

libpam-x2go-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-x2go-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.