How To Install libpamtest on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest on CentOS 7. libpamtest is A tool to test PAM applications and PAM modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest on CentOS 7.

What is libpamtest

If you plan to test a PAM module you can use this library, which simplifies testing of modules.

We can use yum or dnf to install libpamtest on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpamtest.

Install libpamtest on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libpamtest using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpamtest

Install libpamtest on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libpamtest using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpamtest

How To Uninstall libpamtest on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libpamtest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.