How To Install pam-pkcs11-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-pkcs11-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pam-pkcs11-dbg
pam-pkcs11-dbg is:
A Pluggable Authentication Module for PKCS#11 based smart cards. Useful for enabling smart card based user login to a system.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install pam-pkcs11-dbg 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 pam-pkcs11-dbg 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-pkcs11-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pam-pkcs11-dbg
Install pam-pkcs11-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pam-pkcs11-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pam-pkcs11-dbg
Install pam-pkcs11-dbg 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 pam-pkcs11-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pam-pkcs11-dbg
How To Uninstall pam-pkcs11-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pam-pkcs11-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pam-pkcs11-dbg
Uninstall pam-pkcs11-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pam-pkcs11-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pam-pkcs11-dbg
Remove pam-pkcs11-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove pam-pkcs11-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pam-pkcs11-dbg
Remove pam-pkcs11-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pam-pkcs11-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pam-pkcs11-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-pkcs11-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
