How To Install libpam-wrapper on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-wrapper on Kali Linux.
What is libpam-wrapper
libpam-wrapper is:
This component of cwrap allows you to test your PAM (Linux-PAM and OpenPAM) application.
For testing PAM applications, simple PAM module called pam_matrix is included.
There are three methods to install libpam-wrapper 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-wrapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-wrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-wrapperInstall libpam-wrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpam-wrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-wrapperInstall libpam-wrapper 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-wrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-wrapperHow To Uninstall libpam-wrapper on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-wrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-wrapperUninstall libpam-wrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-wrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-wrapperRemove libpam-wrapper Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-wrapper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-wrapperRemove libpam-wrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-wrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-wrapperDependencies
libpam-wrapper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-wrapper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.