How to Install and Uninstall libpam-pwdfile Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libpam-pwdfile on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "libpam-pwdfile" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libpam-pwdfile on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpam-pwdfile" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libpam-pwdfile on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-pwdfile package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libpam-pwdfile
Source: libpam-pwdfile (1.0-1)
Version: 1.0-1+b2
Installed-Size: 42
Maintainer: Timo Weingärtner
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 1.1.0)
Description: PAM module allowing authentication via an /etc/passwd-like file
Description-md5: c94cebb47d115f6cc0afcd7203155a04
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/tiwe-de/libpam-pwdfile
Tag: admin::login, implemented-in::c, role::plugin, role::program,
security::authentication, use::login, works-with::file
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpam-pwdfile/libpam-pwdfile_1.0-1+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 16272
MD5sum: e94283fe934825fae70e5b5594d24caf
SHA256: aedb486fcc424078654d22f264907a7e21be0657315cf63402afd38a0c45179a