How To Install pam-dbus-notify on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-dbus-notify on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pam-dbus-notify
pam-dbus-notify is:
pam-dbus-notify is a per-session daemon that displays requests from libpam-dbus-notify, using notification daemon popups.
There are three methods to install pam-dbus-notify on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pam-dbus-notify Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pam-dbus-notify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pam-dbus-notify
Install pam-dbus-notify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pam-dbus-notify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pam-dbus-notify
Install pam-dbus-notify 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pam-dbus-notify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pam-dbus-notify
How To Uninstall pam-dbus-notify on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pam-dbus-notify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pam-dbus-notify
Uninstall pam-dbus-notify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pam-dbus-notify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pam-dbus-notify
Remove pam-dbus-notify Configurations and Data
To remove pam-dbus-notify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pam-dbus-notify
Remove pam-dbus-notify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pam-dbus-notify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pam-dbus-notify
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-dbus-notify package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
