How To Install libpam0g-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam0g-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpam0g-dev
libpam0g-dev is:
Contains C header files and development libraries for libpam, the Pluggable Authentication Modules, a library that enables the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.
PAM decouples applications from the authentication mechanism, making it possible to upgrade the authentication system without recompiling or rewriting the applications.
Package: libpam0g-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.3.1-5ubuntu4 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: pam Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 389 Provides: libpam-dev Depends: libpam0g (= 1.3.1-5ubuntu4), libc6-dev | libc-dev Filename: pool/main/p/pam/libpam0g-dev_1.3.1-5ubuntu4_amd64.deb Size: 111288 MD5sum: 8e6a1c29d82ed7cd12270e3732bba011 SHA1: 0f8975aa43f3557f071897aee38a115043ae6dde SHA256: df0f0a7c8518b20967b3f3dd04e9887ca6272952a9ca0e596e2c6519c3520039 Homepage: http://www.linux-pam.org/ Description-en: Development files for PAM Contains C header files and development libraries for libpam, the Pluggable Authentication Modules, a library that enables the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.
PAM decouples applications from the authentication mechanism, making it possible to upgrade the authentication system without recompiling or rewriting the applications.
There are three methods to install libpam0g-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpam0g-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 libpam0g-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam0g-dev
Install libpam0g-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam0g-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam0g-dev
Install libpam0g-dev 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 libpam0g-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam0g-dev
How To Uninstall libpam0g-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpam0g-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam0g-dev
Uninstall libpam0g-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam0g-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam0g-dev
Remove libpam0g-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpam0g-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam0g-dev
Remove libpam0g-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam0g-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam0g-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam0g-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
