How To Install libpam-geoip on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-geoip on Kali Linux. libpam-geoip is PAM module checking access of source IPs with a GeoIP2 database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-geoip on Kali Linux.

What is libpam-geoip

libpam-geoip is:

This PAM module provides GeoIP2 checking for logins. The user can be allowed or denied based on the location of the originating IP address. This is similar to pam_access, but uses a GeoIP2 City database instead of host name / IP matching.

There are three methods to install libpam-geoip 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-geoip 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-geoip using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-geoip

Install libpam-geoip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-geoip using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-geoip

Install libpam-geoip 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-geoip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-geoip

How To Uninstall libpam-geoip on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpam-geoip package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-geoip

Uninstall libpam-geoip And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-geoip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-geoip

Remove libpam-geoip Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-geoip configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-geoip

Remove libpam-geoip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-geoip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-geoip

Dependencies

libpam-geoip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-geoip package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.