How To Install libpam-cap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-cap on Kali Linux. libpam-cap is POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (PAM module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-cap on Kali Linux.

What is libpam-cap

libpam-cap is:

Libcap implements the user-space interfaces to the POSIX 1003.1e capabilities available in Linux kernels. These capabilities are a partitioning of the all powerful root privilege into a set of distinct privileges.

This package contains the PAM module for enforcing capabilities on users and groups at PAM session start time.

There are three methods to install libpam-cap 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-cap 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-cap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-cap

Install libpam-cap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-cap

Install libpam-cap 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-cap

How To Uninstall libpam-cap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-cap

Uninstall libpam-cap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-cap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-cap

Remove libpam-cap Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-cap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-cap

Remove libpam-cap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-cap

Dependencies

libpam-cap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-cap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.