How To Install libpam-rsbac on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-rsbac on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-rsbac
libpam-rsbac is:
RSBAC (Rule Set Based Access Control) is a kernel patch which adds several mandatory access models to the Linux kernel. These models can be used to enhance the security of a Linux system.
This package contains the RSBAC PAM module to use RSBAC User Management.
There are three methods to install libpam-rsbac 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-rsbac 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-rsbac using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-rsbac
Install libpam-rsbac Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-rsbac using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-rsbac
Install libpam-rsbac 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-rsbac using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-rsbac
How To Uninstall libpam-rsbac on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-rsbac package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-rsbac
Uninstall libpam-rsbac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-rsbac and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-rsbac
Remove libpam-rsbac Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-rsbac configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-rsbac
Remove libpam-rsbac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-rsbac configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-rsbac
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-rsbac package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.