How To Install libpam-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-wrapper
libpam-wrapper is:
This component of cwrap allows you to either test your PAM (Linux-PAM and OpenPAM) application or module.
For testing PAM applications, simple PAM module called pam_matrix is included. If you plan to test a PAM module you can use the pamtest library, which simplifies testing of modules. You can combine it with the cmocka unit testing framework or you can use the provided Python bindings to write tests for your module in Python.
There are three methods to install libpam-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-wrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-wrapper
Install libpam-wrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-wrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-wrapper
Install libpam-wrapper 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-wrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-wrapper
How To Uninstall libpam-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-wrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-wrapper
Uninstall libpam-wrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-wrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-wrapper
Remove libpam-wrapper Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-wrapper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-wrapper
Remove 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-wrapper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-wrapper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
