How To Install libpam-freerdp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-freerdp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-freerdp
libpam-freerdp is:
Auth and session PAM module that uses FreeRDP to authenticate against an RDP server as the remote hosts and user. Local account required. Most useful with the pam-temp-account module.
There are three methods to install libpam-freerdp 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-freerdp 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-freerdp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-freerdp
Install libpam-freerdp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-freerdp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-freerdp
Install libpam-freerdp 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-freerdp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-freerdp
How To Uninstall libpam-freerdp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-freerdp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-freerdp
Uninstall libpam-freerdp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-freerdp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-freerdp
Remove libpam-freerdp Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-freerdp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-freerdp
Remove libpam-freerdp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-freerdp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-freerdp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-freerdp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
