How To Install libpam-systemd on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-systemd on Debian 9.

What is libpam-systemd

libpam-systemd is:

This package contains the PAM module which registers user sessions in the systemd control group hierarchy for logind.

If in doubt, do install this package.

Packages that depend on logind functionality need to depend on libpam-systemd.

There are three methods to install libpam-systemd 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-systemd 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-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-systemd

Install libpam-systemd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-systemd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-systemd

Install libpam-systemd 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-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-systemd

How To Uninstall libpam-systemd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpam-systemd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-systemd

Uninstall libpam-systemd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-systemd

Remove libpam-systemd Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-systemd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-systemd

Remove libpam-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-systemd

Dependencies

libpam-systemd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpam0g
• libselinux1
• systemd
• libpam-runtime
• dbus
• systemd-shim

References

• libpam-systemd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-systemd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.