How To Install python-pam on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pam on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pam is Python interface to the PAM library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pam on Debian 10.

What is python-pam

python-pam is:

This module makes the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) functions available in Python. With this module you can write Python applications that implement authentication services using PAM.

There are three methods to install python-pam on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pam Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pam

Install python-pam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pam

Install python-pam 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 python-pam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pam

How To Uninstall python-pam on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-pam package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pam

Uninstall python-pam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pam

Remove python-pam Configurations and Data

To remove python-pam configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pam

Remove python-pam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pam

Dependencies

python-pam have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pam package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.