How To Install libpam0g on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam0g on Kali Linux. libpam0g is Pluggable Authentication Modules library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam0g on Kali Linux.

What is libpam0g

libpam0g is:

Contains the shared library for Linux-PAM, a library that enables the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users. In other words, without rewriting or recompiling a PAM-aware application, it is possible to switch between the authentication mechanism(s) it uses. One may entirely upgrade the local authentication system without touching the applications themselves.

There are three methods to install libpam0g 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 libpam0g Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam0g using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam0g

Install libpam0g Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam0g using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam0g

Install libpam0g 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 libpam0g using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam0g

How To Uninstall libpam0g on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpam0g package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam0g

Uninstall libpam0g And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam0g and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam0g

Remove libpam0g Configurations and Data

To remove libpam0g configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam0g

Remove libpam0g configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam0g configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam0g

Dependencies

libpam0g have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam0g package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.