How To Install libpam-alreadyloggedin on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-alreadyloggedin
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libpam-alreadyloggedin
libpam-alreadyloggedin is:
libpam-alreadloggedin is a PAM module which allows users to skip authentication if they are already logged in on another console.
Note that this module trades a bit of security for users’ convenience and thus should be used cautiously.
There are three methods to install libpam-alreadyloggedin
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-alreadyloggedin 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-alreadyloggedin
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-alreadyloggedin
Install libpam-alreadyloggedin Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-alreadyloggedin
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-alreadyloggedin
Install libpam-alreadyloggedin 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-alreadyloggedin
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-alreadyloggedin
How To Uninstall libpam-alreadyloggedin on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libpam-alreadyloggedin
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-alreadyloggedin
Uninstall libpam-alreadyloggedin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-alreadyloggedin
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-alreadyloggedin
Remove libpam-alreadyloggedin Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-alreadyloggedin
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-alreadyloggedin
Remove libpam-alreadyloggedin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-alreadyloggedin
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-alreadyloggedin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-alreadyloggedin
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.