How To Install libpam-duo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-duo on Kali Linux. libpam-duo is PAM module for Duo Security two-factor authentication

Introduction

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

What is libpam-duo

libpam-duo is:

This provides the PAM module needed to interact with the Duo Security API for handling out-of-band two-factor authentication. Also includes manpage.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-duo

Install libpam-duo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-duo

Install libpam-duo 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-duo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-duo

How To Uninstall libpam-duo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-duo

Uninstall libpam-duo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-duo

Remove libpam-duo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-duo

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpam-duo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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