How To Install libpamtest-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is libpamtest-devel

If you plan to develop tests for a PAM module you can use this library, which simplifies testing of modules. This sub package includes the header files for libpamtest.

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

Install libpamtest-devel 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-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpamtest-devel

Install libpamtest-devel 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-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpamtest-devel

How To Uninstall libpamtest-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libpamtest-devel

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Summary

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