How To Install libpam4j-java on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam4j-java on Debian 9.

What is libpam4j-java

libpam4j-java is:

This library enables easy integration to the pluggable authentication module (PAM) on Linux and UNIX systems through the use of native integration to libpam.so.

There are three methods to install libpam4j-java 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 libpam4j-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam4j-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam4j-java

Install libpam4j-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam4j-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam4j-java

Install libpam4j-java 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 libpam4j-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam4j-java

How To Uninstall libpam4j-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpam4j-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam4j-java

Uninstall libpam4j-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam4j-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam4j-java

Remove libpam4j-java Configurations and Data

To remove libpam4j-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam4j-java

Remove libpam4j-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam4j-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam4j-java

Dependencies

libpam4j-java have the following dependencies:

• libjna-java

References

• libpam4j-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam4j-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.