How To Install libpam-pwdfile on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-pwdfile on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-pwdfile
libpam-pwdfile is:
This PAM module lets you use an arbitrarily-named text file similar in structure to /etc/passwd to authenticate users. It supports libc’s crypt plus md5crypt with a broken md5 and Digital UNIX’s bigcrypt.
There are three methods to install libpam-pwdfile 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-pwdfile 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-pwdfile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-pwdfile
Install libpam-pwdfile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-pwdfile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-pwdfile
Install libpam-pwdfile 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-pwdfile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-pwdfile
How To Uninstall libpam-pwdfile on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-pwdfile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-pwdfile
Uninstall libpam-pwdfile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-pwdfile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-pwdfile
Remove libpam-pwdfile Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-pwdfile configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-pwdfile
Remove libpam-pwdfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-pwdfile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-pwdfile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-pwdfile package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
