How To Install pam_snapper on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_snapper in Fedora 36. pam_snapper is PAM module for calling snapper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_snapper on Fedora 36.

What is `pam_snapper`

A PAM module for calling snapper during user login and logout.

We can use yum or dnf to install pam_snapper on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam_snapper.

Install pam_snapper on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install pam_snapper

Install pam_snapper on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pam_snapper using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam_snapper

How To Uninstall pam_snapper on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pam_snapper package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pam_snapper

pam_snapper Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ce
/usr/lib/.build-id/ce/71f696b812d57c761e73be01cfd2ae5b640bdf
/usr/lib/pam_snapper
/usr/lib/pam_snapper/pam_snapper_homeconvert.sh
/usr/lib/pam_snapper/pam_snapper_pamconfig.sh
/usr/lib/pam_snapper/pam_snapper_useradd.sh
/usr/lib/pam_snapper/pam_snapper_userdel.sh
/usr/lib64/security/pam_snapper.so
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_snapper.8.gz

References

pam_snapper website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam_snapper on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).