How To Install libpam-mysql on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-mysql on Debian 12.
What is libpam-mysql
libpam-mysql is:
This module lets PAM-enabled applications get authentication and account information from MySQL databases. Passwords can be stored in various encrypted formats, for example as crypt, MD5 or SHA1 hashes, in MySQL format or in the Drupal 7 salted format. Account and password expiration is handled via SQL expressions. Logging into MySQL is also supported.
There are three methods to install libpam-mysql 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-mysql 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-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-mysql
Install libpam-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-mysql
Install libpam-mysql 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-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-mysql
How To Uninstall libpam-mysql on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpam-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-mysql
Uninstall libpam-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-mysql
Remove libpam-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-mysql configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-mysql
Remove libpam-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-mysql
Dependencies
libpam-mysql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-mysql package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
