How To Install libpam-afs-session on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-afs-session on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-afs-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-afs-sessionInstall libpam-afs-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-afs-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-afs-sessionInstall libpam-afs-session Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-afs-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-afs-sessionHow To Uninstall libpam-afs-session on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-afs-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-afs-sessionUninstall libpam-afs-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-afs-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-afs-sessionRemove libpam-afs-session Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-afs-session configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-afs-sessionRemove 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-sessionDependencies
libpam-afs-session have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-afs-session package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.