How To Install libpam-poldi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-poldi on Kali Linux. libpam-poldi is PAM module allowing authentication using a OpenPGP smartcard

Introduction

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

What is libpam-poldi

libpam-poldi is:

This PAM module will allow you to login, screenlock and validate to services using your GnuPG smartcard. You might have expected to find this with a name of libpam-pgp, libpam-gpg, libpam-openpgp or libpam-gnupg.

This code is considered experimental and needs more testing. It is, however, already used for the daily login.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-poldi

Install libpam-poldi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-poldi

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-poldi

How To Uninstall libpam-poldi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-poldi

Uninstall libpam-poldi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-poldi

Remove libpam-poldi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-poldi

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpam-poldi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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