How To Install libpam-runtime on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-runtime on Debian 9.
What is libpam-runtime
libpam-runtime is:
Contains configuration files and directories required for authentication to work on Debian systems. This package is required on almost all installations.
There are three methods to install libpam-runtime on Debian 9. 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-runtime 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-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-runtime
Install libpam-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-runtime
Install libpam-runtime 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-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-runtime
How To Uninstall libpam-runtime on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpam-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-runtime
Uninstall libpam-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-runtime
Remove libpam-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-runtime configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-runtime
Remove libpam-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-runtime
Dependencies
libpam-runtime have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-runtime package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.