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

Last updated: January 09,2025

1. Install "libpam-ldapd" package

This is a short guide on how to install libpam-ldapd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libpam-ldapd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libpam-ldapd
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Arthur de Jong
Architecture: amd64
Source: nss-pam-ldapd
Version: 0.9.6-3
Provides: libpam-ldap
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 1.1.3-2), nslcd (>= 0.9.0) | nslcd-2, libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6)
Conflicts: libpam-ldap
Filename: pool/universe/n/nss-pam-ldapd/libpam-ldapd_0.9.6-3_amd64.deb
Size: 15276
MD5sum: 553f8883bb1e0bcc72f245034e5b6075
SHA1: f5255e44bdb737d0dbe938edcbbd68fc3cdd95d7
SHA256: 0ee3531c31fbee36769a324c5565d52ce154842553f1cebfe61f475faa7ae953
Description-en: PAM module for using LDAP as an authentication service
This package provides a Pluggable Authentication Module that provides user
authentication, authorization and password management based on credentials
stored in an LDAP server.
Description-md5: a68cceed2d243cdea8ef0c6500b412f7
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu