How To Install libpam-encfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-encfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-encfs
libpam-encfs is:
This PAM module integrates encfs and PAM, so home directories are automatically mounted on login. EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space, this PAM module easily allow each user to have an encrypted home, and mount it automatically using its login password as encfs password.
There are three methods to install libpam-encfs on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-encfs 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-encfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-encfs
Install libpam-encfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-encfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-encfs
Install libpam-encfs 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-encfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-encfs
How To Uninstall libpam-encfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-encfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-encfs
Uninstall libpam-encfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-encfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-encfs
Remove libpam-encfs Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-encfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-encfs
Remove libpam-encfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-encfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-encfs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-encfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
