How To Install libpam-elogind on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-elogind on Debian 12.
What is libpam-elogind
libpam-elogind is:
Plugable Authentication Module to register a session with elogind
There are three methods to install libpam-elogind on Debian 12. 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-elogind 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-elogind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-elogind
Install libpam-elogind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-elogind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-elogind
Install libpam-elogind 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-elogind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-elogind
How To Uninstall libpam-elogind on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpam-elogind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-elogind
Uninstall libpam-elogind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-elogind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-elogind
Remove libpam-elogind Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-elogind configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-elogind
Remove libpam-elogind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-elogind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-elogind
Dependencies
libpam-elogind have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-elogind package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
