How to Install and Uninstall libpam-u2f Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "libpam-u2f" package

Learn how to install libpam-u2f on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-u2f
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-u2f" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libpam-u2f on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpam-u2f
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-u2f package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libpam-u2f
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: pam-u2f
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Authentication Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.25), libfido2-1 (>= 1.2.0), libpam0g (>= 1.1.3), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Recommends: pamu2fcfg
Breaks: pamu2fcfg (<< 1.0.4-0.2)
Replaces: pamu2fcfg (<< 1.0.4-0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pam-u2f/libpam-u2f_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 31736
MD5sum: 05c81c0a0f4dc09d60c15dfc923204d6
SHA1: c5a06d51796d5d4296c03a13ff2664d155ff50f2
SHA256: 0e7aab93ee9f53b43d0a98dc71bc0d1b385f0fa504682c48b8775a19997b2685
SHA512: fbff187091fcc0fcf075e9509b12f3e4b5290c7eca7a5ecfab73e5fcc74fe5a911f201b1520285601dba911d968643aede50bdc70677caa1c26341621b875a6a
Homepage: https://developers.yubico.com/pam-u2f/
Description-en: universal 2nd factor (U2F) PAM module
Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) is an authentication mechanism that strengthen
other authentications, and through this PAM module it can be used to
require a U2F device in order to authenticate.
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This package contains the PAM module, which performs the U2F
Authentication step. Before this, you need to perform the U2F Registration
step which can be completed using the pamu2fcfg package.
Description-md5: 15c1cea4fb85bab8e83154ff676d27f0