How To Install python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8. python3-pam is Pure Python interface to the Pluggable Authentication Modules system on Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-pam

This module provides an authenticate function that allows the caller to authenticate a given username / password against the PAM system on Linux.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pam.

Install python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pam

Install python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-pam

How To Uninstall python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-pam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-pam

python3-pam Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/pam.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/pam.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pam.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_pam-1.8.4-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_pam-1.8.4-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_pam-1.8.4-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_pam-1.8.4-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_pam-1.8.4-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/share/doc/python3-pam
/usr/share/doc/python3-pam/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pam
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pam/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pam on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.