How to Install and Uninstall libpam-alreadyloggedin Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "libpam-alreadyloggedin" package

Learn how to install libpam-alreadyloggedin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libpam-alreadyloggedin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpam-alreadyloggedin
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-alreadyloggedin package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libpam-alreadyloggedin
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 63
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jakub Wilk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3-6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: login (>= 1:4.1.3.1-1)
Filename: pool/universe/libp/libpam-alreadyloggedin/libpam-alreadyloggedin_0.3-6_amd64.deb
Size: 9694
MD5sum: 9f879314e289f1caf4faf568daaf1fd9
SHA1: bc908630cdf6d86a7e2bf8be8ada8eb6039c5778
SHA256: ccad475379536e1430b3ae04fb606d8a4b64766670d923380039eaa5f7f7c808
Description-en: PAM module to skip password authentication for logged users
libpam-alreadloggedin is a PAM module which allows users to skip
authentication if they are already logged in on another console.
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Note that this module trades a bit of security for users' convenience and
thus should be used cautiously.
Description-md5: 3446f8f2cdfb9d65f42219f1c0ba1dff
Homepage: http://ilya-evseev.narod.ru/posix/pam_alreadyloggedin/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu