How To Install libpam-ufpidentity on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-ufpidentity on Kali Linux. libpam-ufpidentity is PAM library for UFP identity

Introduction

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

What is libpam-ufpidentity

libpam-ufpidentity is:

The UFP Identity PAM module provides integration of the UFP Identity service into your existing user authentication infrastructure. PAM is used by Linux/BSD, Solaris and Mac OS X for user authentication to various services such as SSH, login, and sudo. See https://github.com/ufpidentity/pam_ufpidentity/blob/master/README.md for details about installation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-ufpidentity

Install libpam-ufpidentity Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-ufpidentity

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-ufpidentity

How To Uninstall libpam-ufpidentity on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpam-ufpidentity

Uninstall libpam-ufpidentity And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-ufpidentity

Remove libpam-ufpidentity Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-ufpidentity

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpam-ufpidentity have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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