How To Install libpam-mount on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-mount on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-mount using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-mount
How To Uninstall libpam-mount on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-mount package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
