How To Install libpam-freerdp2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-freerdp2-dev on Kali Linux.
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 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-freerdp2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-freerdp2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-freerdp2-devInstall libpam-freerdp2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-freerdp2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-freerdp2-devInstall libpam-freerdp2-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-freerdp2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-freerdp2-devHow To Uninstall libpam-freerdp2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-freerdp2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-freerdp2-devUninstall libpam-freerdp2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-freerdp2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-freerdp2-devRemove libpam-freerdp2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-freerdp2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-freerdp2-devRemove 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-devDependencies
libpam-freerdp2-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-freerdp2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.