How To Install libpam-kwallet-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-kwallet-common on Debian 9. libpam-kwallet-common is KWallet integration with PAM (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-kwallet-common on Debian 9.

What is libpam-kwallet-common

libpam-kwallet-common is:

The KDE Wallet system provides a secure way to store passwords and other secret information, allowing the user to remember only a single KDE Wallet password instead of numerous different passwords and credentials.

This package provides a the common files needed by the KDE 4 and Kf5 version of the PAM integration.

There are three methods to install libpam-kwallet-common on Debian 9. 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-kwallet-common 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-kwallet-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-kwallet-common

Install libpam-kwallet-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-kwallet-common

Install libpam-kwallet-common 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-kwallet-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-kwallet-common

How To Uninstall libpam-kwallet-common on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-kwallet-common

Uninstall libpam-kwallet-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-kwallet-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-kwallet-common

Remove libpam-kwallet-common Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-kwallet-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-kwallet-common

Remove libpam-kwallet-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-kwallet-common

Dependencies

libpam-kwallet-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-kwallet-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.