How To Install libpam-apparmor on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-apparmor on Ubuntu.
What is libpam-apparmor
libpam-apparmor is:
libpam-apparmor provides the PAM module needed to declare various differing confinement policies when starting PAM sessions by using the changehat abilities exposed through libapparmor.
There are three methods to install libpam-apparmor on Ubuntu. 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-apparmor 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-apparmor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-apparmor
Install libpam-apparmor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-apparmor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-apparmor
Install libpam-apparmor 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 libpam-apparmor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-apparmor
How To Uninstall libpam-apparmor on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpam-apparmor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-apparmor
Uninstall libpam-apparmor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-apparmor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-apparmor
Remove libpam-apparmor Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-apparmor configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-apparmor
Remove libpam-apparmor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-apparmor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-apparmor
Dependencies
libpam-apparmor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-apparmor package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.