How To Install pam-dbus-notify on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-dbus-notify on Debian 9.
What is pam-dbus-notify
pam-dbus-notify is:
pam-dbus-notify is a per-session daemon that displays requests from libpam-dbus-notify, using notification daemon popups.
There are three methods to install pam-dbus-notify 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 pam-dbus-notify Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pam-dbus-notify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pam-dbus-notify
Install pam-dbus-notify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pam-dbus-notify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pam-dbus-notify
Install pam-dbus-notify 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 pam-dbus-notify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pam-dbus-notify
How To Uninstall pam-dbus-notify on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pam-dbus-notify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pam-dbus-notify
Uninstall pam-dbus-notify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pam-dbus-notify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pam-dbus-notify
Remove pam-dbus-notify Configurations and Data
To remove pam-dbus-notify configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pam-dbus-notify
Remove pam-dbus-notify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pam-dbus-notify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pam-dbus-notify
Dependencies
pam-dbus-notify have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-dbus-notify package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
