How To Install libpam-modules-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-modules-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-modules-bin
libpam-modules-bin is:
This package contains helper binaries used by the standard set of PAM modules in the libpam-modules package.
There are three methods to install libpam-modules-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-modules-bin 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-modules-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-modules-bin
Install libpam-modules-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-modules-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-modules-bin
Install libpam-modules-bin 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-modules-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-modules-bin
How To Uninstall libpam-modules-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-modules-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-modules-bin
Uninstall libpam-modules-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-modules-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-modules-bin
Remove libpam-modules-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-modules-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-modules-bin
Remove libpam-modules-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-modules-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-modules-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-modules-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
