How To Install libpam-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
