How To Install libpamtest0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest0 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libpamtest0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpamtest0

How To Uninstall libpamtest0 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpamtest0

Remove libpamtest0 Configurations and Data

To remove libpamtest0 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libpam0g

References

• libpamtest0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpamtest0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.