How To Install libpam-systemd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-systemd on Kali Linux.
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 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-systemd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-systemdInstall libpam-systemd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-systemd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-systemdInstall libpam-systemd 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-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-systemdHow To Uninstall libpam-systemd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-systemd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-systemdUninstall libpam-systemd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-systemdRemove libpam-systemd Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-systemd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-systemdRemove 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-systemdDependencies
libpam-systemd have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-systemd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
