How To Install libpamtest0-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest0-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libpamtest0-dev
libpamtest0-dev 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 development headers.
There are three methods to install libpamtest0-dev 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 libpamtest0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpamtest0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpamtest0-devInstall libpamtest0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpamtest0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpamtest0-devInstall libpamtest0-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpamtest0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpamtest0-devHow To Uninstall libpamtest0-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpamtest0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpamtest0-devUninstall libpamtest0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpamtest0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpamtest0-devRemove libpamtest0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpamtest0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpamtest0-devRemove libpamtest0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpamtest0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpamtest0-devDependencies
libpamtest0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
