How To Install libpam-afs-session on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-afs-session on Debian 9. libpam-afs-session is PAM module to set up a PAG and obtain AFS tokens

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-afs-session on Debian 9.

What is libpam-afs-session

libpam-afs-session is:

AFS is a distributed network file system. It uses in-kernel credentials (AFS tokens) obtained from Kerberos tickets for authentication and access control, and controls access to those credentials via PAGs (process authentication groups). This module provides a PAM session implementation that puts new logins in separate PAGs and optionally runs an external program (usually aklog) to obtain tokens from Kerberos tickets. It is designed to work with a Kerberos PAM module that obtains the initial Kerberos tickets.

There are three methods to install libpam-afs-session 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 libpam-afs-session Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-afs-session using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-afs-session

Install libpam-afs-session Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-afs-session using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-afs-session

Install libpam-afs-session 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 libpam-afs-session using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-afs-session

How To Uninstall libpam-afs-session on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpam-afs-session package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-afs-session

Uninstall libpam-afs-session And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-afs-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-afs-session

Remove libpam-afs-session Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-afs-session configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-afs-session

Remove libpam-afs-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-afs-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-afs-session

Dependencies

libpam-afs-session have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-afs-session package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.