How To Install pwauth on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pwauth

pwauth is:

Pwauth is an authenticator designed to be used with mod_auth_external or mod_authnz_external and the Apache HTTP Daemon to support reasonably secure web authentication out of the system password database on most versions of Unix. Particularly - secure authentication against PAM.

There are three methods to install pwauth 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 pwauth Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pwauth using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pwauth

Install pwauth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pwauth using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pwauth

Install pwauth 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 pwauth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pwauth

How To Uninstall pwauth on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pwauth package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pwauth

Uninstall pwauth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pwauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pwauth

Remove pwauth Configurations and Data

To remove pwauth configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pwauth

Remove pwauth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pwauth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pwauth

Dependencies

pwauth have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpam0g

References

• pwauth website

Summary

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