How To Install libpam-python on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-python on Debian 12.
What is libpam-python
libpam-python is:
This PAM module runs the Python interpreter, thus allowing PAM modules to be written in Python. As a Python incurs a considerable overhead its intended audience is SysAdmins writing one off PAM modules. If you are doing that, you should probably install the documentation in libpam-python-doc as well.
There are three methods to install libpam-python 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-python 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-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-python
Install libpam-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-python
Install libpam-python 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-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-python
How To Uninstall libpam-python on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpam-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-python
Uninstall libpam-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-python
Remove libpam-python Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-python configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-python
Remove libpam-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-python
Dependencies
libpam-python have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-python package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.