How To Install libpam-ocaml on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ocaml on Kali Linux.
What is libpam-ocaml
libpam-ocaml 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 only the shared runtime stub library for OCamlPAM.
There are three methods to install libpam-ocaml 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-ocaml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-ocamlInstall libpam-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-ocamlInstall libpam-ocaml 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-ocamlHow To Uninstall libpam-ocaml on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-ocamlUninstall libpam-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-ocamlRemove libpam-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-ocaml configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-ocamlRemove libpam-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-ocamlDependencies
libpam-ocaml have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ocaml package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.