How To Install libpam-pwdfile on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-pwdfile on Kali Linux.

What is libpam-pwdfile

libpam-pwdfile is:

This PAM module lets you use an arbitrarily-named text file similar in structure to /etc/passwd to authenticate users. It supports libc’s crypt plus md5crypt with a broken md5 and Digital UNIX’s bigcrypt.

There are three methods to install libpam-pwdfile 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 libpam-pwdfile Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-pwdfile

Install libpam-pwdfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpam-pwdfile

Install libpam-pwdfile 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 libpam-pwdfile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-pwdfile

How To Uninstall libpam-pwdfile on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpam-pwdfile package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-pwdfile

Uninstall libpam-pwdfile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-pwdfile

Remove libpam-pwdfile Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-pwdfile configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-pwdfile

Remove libpam-pwdfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-pwdfile

Dependencies

libpam-pwdfile have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• libpam-pwdfile website

Summary

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