How to Install and Uninstall pam-extra Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "pam-extra" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install pam-extra on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                pam-extra
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pam-extra" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall pam-extra on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                pam-extra
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pam-extra package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package pam-extra:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : pam-extra
Version : 1.6.0-4.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 54.4 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : pam-full-src-1.6.0-4.1.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
Summary : PAM module with extended dependencies
Description :
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a system security tool that
allows system administrators to set authentication policies without
having to recompile programs that do authentication.
This package contains extra modules eg pam_issue and pam_timestamp which
can have extended dependencies.