How To Install libpamtest0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest0 on Debian 12.
What is libpamtest0
libpamtest0 is:
This component of cwrap allows you to test your PAM (Linux-PAM and OpenPAM) module.
For testing 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.
This package provides shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libpamtest0 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpamtest0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpamtest0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpamtest0
Install libpamtest0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpamtest0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpamtest0
Install libpamtest0 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpamtest0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpamtest0
How To Uninstall libpamtest0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpamtest0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpamtest0
Uninstall libpamtest0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpamtest0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpamtest0
Remove libpamtest0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpamtest0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpamtest0
Remove libpamtest0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpamtest0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpamtest0
Dependencies
libpamtest0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
