How To Install libpam-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. libpam-ocaml-dev is OCaml bindings for the PAM library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.

What is libpam-ocaml-dev

libpam-ocaml-dev is:

OCamlPAM is a wrapper for the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) library. PAM provides a flexible mechanism for authenticating users via administrator-defined policies. PAM has modules for authenticating via Unix passwd files, Kerberos, LDAP, etc. Additional modules for custom authentication mechanisms can be created and deployed without recompiling existing services based on PAM. Moreover, policies defining the authentication requirements can be changed at runtime without restarting running services.

This package contains the development stuff you need to use the OCamlPAM library in your programs.

There are three methods to install libpam-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. 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-ocaml-dev 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-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-ocaml-dev

Install libpam-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-ocaml-dev

Install libpam-ocaml-dev 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-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libpam-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libpam-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-ocaml-dev

Remove libpam-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-ocaml-dev

Remove libpam-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-ocaml-dev

Dependencies

libpam-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.