How To Install libpam-sshauth on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-sshauth on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-sshauth
libpam-sshauth is:
This package provides a simple PAM authentication mechanism using a remote SSH server. If the user is able to ssh to the server configured with libpam-sshauth, they’re granted local access.
There are three methods to install libpam-sshauth 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-sshauth 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-sshauth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-sshauth
Install libpam-sshauth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-sshauth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-sshauth
Install libpam-sshauth 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-sshauth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-sshauth
How To Uninstall libpam-sshauth on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-sshauth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-sshauth
Uninstall libpam-sshauth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-sshauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-sshauth
Remove libpam-sshauth Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-sshauth configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-sshauth
Remove libpam-sshauth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-sshauth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-sshauth
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-sshauth package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
