How To Install libpam-u2f on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-u2f on Kali Linux.

What is libpam-u2f

libpam-u2f is:

Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) is an authentication mechanism that strengthen other authentications, and through this PAM module it can be used to require a U2F device in order to authenticate.

This package contains the PAM module, which performs the U2F Authentication step. Before this, you need to perform the U2F Registration step which can be completed using the pamu2fcfg package.

There are three methods to install libpam-u2f 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-u2f 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-u2f using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-u2f

Install libpam-u2f Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-u2f using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-u2f

Install libpam-u2f 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-u2f using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-u2f

How To Uninstall libpam-u2f on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpam-u2f package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-u2f

Uninstall libpam-u2f And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-u2f and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-u2f

Remove libpam-u2f Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-u2f configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-u2f

Remove libpam-u2f configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-u2f configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-u2f

Dependencies

libpam-u2f have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfido2-1
• libpam0g
• libssl1.1

References

• libpam-u2f website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-u2f package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.