How to Install and Uninstall libpam-systemd Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "libpam-systemd" package

This tutorial shows how to install libpam-systemd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-systemd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-systemd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libpam-systemd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpam-systemd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-systemd package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libpam-systemd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 247.3-3ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 624
Provides: default-logind (= 247.3-3ubuntu3), logind (= 247.3-3ubuntu3)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libcap2 (>= 1:2.24-9~), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), systemd (= 247.3-3ubuntu3), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), dbus, systemd-sysv
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/libpam-systemd_247.3-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 181036
MD5sum: 453c68f7bfedac24e57551a2292be66e
SHA1: aceeb39c903c37cc7f1c7222fcf90c14c6b99889
SHA256: 6ecf4f6f96285a7fb14e46ce7fb64024e58e6facd7c407af28e46d3ae0e04a3e
SHA512: 38512712cd1bee423955a074485c9f01992778da608b63129e89b35959d06cf252b806391ed078c10fa05d6db1f1c4c711797fe6b9e7ca0614acfdbfd7048f6f
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description-en: system and service manager - PAM module
This package contains the PAM module which registers user sessions in
the systemd control group hierarchy for logind.
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If in doubt, do install this package.
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Packages that depend on logind functionality need to depend on libpam-systemd.
Description-md5: 7acf141cc9da21b0ad349b6cecc40e46
Task: minimal