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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libpam-zfs" package

This guide let you learn how to install libpam-zfs on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

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


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

Package: libpam-zfs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2-1ubuntu5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: zfs-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ZFS on Linux maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 95
Depends: libpam-runtime, libc6 (>= 2.14), libnvpair3linux (>= 0.8.2), libpam0g (>= 1.1.0), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libzfs4linux (>= 0.8.2)
Filename: pool/universe/z/zfs-linux/libpam-zfs_2.0.2-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 19668
MD5sum: 5e49405980e50fcbaa7c736812b7f136
SHA1: 0428f36a698640fda6315e6976bb5e9485aaba2d
SHA256: 6f9318d8ffbad03e9fee303a33149839215fcf7e588ea94a3f1321d13ab5ed81
SHA512: 8a3a2f338662aceeaefd657ed61a71db0d176a72688ef8ea25effe67df09d5d71cfe79554f415f371c7aa1547b269f88b410b2105ae7dcf3217fdc0f3faeb1b8
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description-en: PAM module for managing encryption keys for ZFS
OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of
traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums,
compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.
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This provides a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) that automatically
unlocks encrypted ZFS datasets upon login.
Description-md5: 22667c0f995168539097f168459e100b