How To Install libpam-poldi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-poldi on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-poldi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-poldi
How To Uninstall libpam-poldi on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-poldi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
