How To Install libpam-mount on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-mount on Kali Linux. libpam-mount is PAM module that can mount volumes for a user session

Introduction

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

What is libpam-mount

libpam-mount is:

This module is aimed at environments with central file servers that a user wishes to mount on login and unmount on logout, such as (semi-)diskless stations where many users can login.

The module also supports mounting local filesystems of any kind the normal mount utility supports, with extra code to make sure certain volumes are set up properly because often they need more than just a mount call, such as encrypted volumes. This includes SMB/CIFS, FUSE, dm-crypt and LUKS.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-mount

Install libpam-mount Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-mount

Install libpam-mount 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-mount using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-mount

How To Uninstall libpam-mount on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-mount

Uninstall libpam-mount And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-mount

Remove libpam-mount Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-mount

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpam-mount have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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