How To Install libpam-x2go on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-x2go on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-x2go
libpam-x2go is:
Auth and session PAM module that uses SSH to authenticate against an X2Go server as the remote host and user. Local account required.
This PAM module is intended for facilitating Remote Logon into X2Go Session using LightDM’s Arctica Greeter.
There are three methods to install libpam-x2go 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-x2go 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-x2go using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-x2go
Install libpam-x2go Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-x2go using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-x2go
Install libpam-x2go 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-x2go using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-x2go
How To Uninstall libpam-x2go on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-x2go package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-x2go
Uninstall libpam-x2go And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-x2go and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-x2go
Remove libpam-x2go Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-x2go configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-x2go
Remove libpam-x2go configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-x2go configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-x2go
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-x2go package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
