How To Install libpam-net on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libpam-net

libpam-net is:

libpam-net implements two pam modules:

pam_newnet.so: users belonging to the newnet group get a new network namespace at login. lo interface is down.

pam_usernet.so users belonging to the usernet group get their own network name at login. If a network namespace having the same name as the username exists, pam runs the user’s shell in that namespace. If such a namespace does not exist, it is created during the login process.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-net

Install libpam-net Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-net

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-net

How To Uninstall libpam-net on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-net

Uninstall libpam-net And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-net

Remove libpam-net Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-net

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpam-net have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libpam-net website

Summary

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