How To Install libpam-otpw on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-otpw on Debian 12.
What is libpam-otpw
libpam-otpw is:
OTPW is a one-time password system which is robust against the password list being stolen and race for the last digit attacks.
This package contains the PAM library to use OTPW in any program which uses PAM.
There are three methods to install libpam-otpw 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-otpw 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-otpw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-otpw
Install libpam-otpw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-otpw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-otpw
Install libpam-otpw 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-otpw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-otpw
How To Uninstall libpam-otpw on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpam-otpw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-otpw
Uninstall libpam-otpw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-otpw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-otpw
Remove libpam-otpw Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-otpw configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-otpw
Remove libpam-otpw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-otpw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-otpw
Dependencies
libpam-otpw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-otpw package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
