How To Install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal on Debian 12.
What is libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal is:
A stackable authentication module that takes a username and password from an earlier module in the stack and attempts to transparently add the user to a Kerberos realm using the Kerberos 5 kadmin service. The module can be used to ease the administrative burdens of migrating a large installed userbase from pre-existing authentication methods to a Kerberos-based setup.
This package allows updating the database of a remote Heimdal server.
There are three methods to install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal 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-krb5-migrate-heimdal 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-migrate-heimdal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
Install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
Install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal 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-migrate-heimdal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
How To Uninstall libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
Uninstall libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
Remove libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
Remove libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal
Dependencies
libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-krb5-migrate-heimdal package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.