How To Install libpam-krb5 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-krb5 on Debian 10.
What is libpam-krb5
libpam-krb5 is:
A Kerberos PAM module build against the MIT Kerberos libraries. It supports authenticating against a Kerberos KDC, obtaining tickets and populating an initial ticket cache, authorizing users via a ~/.k5login file, and changing Kerberos passwords.
There are three methods to install libpam-krb5 on Debian 10. 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-krb5 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-krb5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-krb5
Install libpam-krb5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-krb5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-krb5
Install libpam-krb5 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-krb5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-krb5
How To Uninstall libpam-krb5 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libpam-krb5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-krb5
Uninstall libpam-krb5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-krb5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-krb5
Remove libpam-krb5 Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-krb5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-krb5
Remove libpam-krb5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-krb5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-krb5
Dependencies
libpam-krb5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-krb5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.