How To Install libpam-freerdp2-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-freerdp2-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpam-freerdp2-dev
libpam-freerdp2-dev is:
Auth and session PAM module that uses FreeRDPv2 to authenticate against an RDP server as the remote host and user. Local account required.
This PAM module is intended for facilitating Remote Logon into RDP servers using LightDM’s Arctica Greeter.
This package contains the pam_freerdp2.so header files.
There are three methods to install libpam-freerdp2-dev 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-freerdp2-dev 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-freerdp2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-freerdp2-dev
Install libpam-freerdp2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-freerdp2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-freerdp2-dev
Install libpam-freerdp2-dev 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-freerdp2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-freerdp2-dev
How To Uninstall libpam-freerdp2-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpam-freerdp2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-freerdp2-dev
Uninstall libpam-freerdp2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-freerdp2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-freerdp2-dev
Remove libpam-freerdp2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-freerdp2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-freerdp2-dev
Remove libpam-freerdp2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-freerdp2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-freerdp2-dev
Dependencies
libpam-freerdp2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-freerdp2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.