How To Install libpam-radius-auth on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-radius-auth on Kali Linux.
What is libpam-radius-auth
libpam-radius-auth is:
This is the PAM to RADIUS authentication module. It allows any PAM-capable machine to become a RADIUS client for authentication and accounting requests. You will, however, need to supply your own RADIUS server to perform the actual authentication
There are three methods to install libpam-radius-auth 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-radius-auth Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-radius-auth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-radius-authInstall libpam-radius-auth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-radius-auth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-radius-authInstall libpam-radius-auth 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-radius-auth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-radius-authHow To Uninstall libpam-radius-auth on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-radius-auth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-radius-authUninstall libpam-radius-auth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-radius-auth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-radius-authRemove libpam-radius-auth Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-radius-auth configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-radius-authRemove libpam-radius-auth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-radius-auth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-radius-authDependencies
libpam-radius-auth have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-radius-auth package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.