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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libpam-systemd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libpam-systemd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libpam-systemd

2. Uninstall "libpam-systemd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libpam-systemd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove libpam-systemd $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libpam-systemd package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libpam-systemd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 229-4ubuntu21.31
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 357
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), systemd (= 229-4ubuntu21.31), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), dbus, systemd-shim (>= 8-2) | systemd-sysv
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/libpam-systemd_229-4ubuntu21.31_amd64.deb
Size: 115436
MD5sum: 0cde8175f08f4a0678a6d3a12f548a1b
SHA1: eb59a6f58f722635881d99b69f40e323dbc003b5
SHA256: 045dd22d604e9babf96794f90e39bbeca29fc770a8b57591f69ac2e233428145
SHA512: d8137b52b77ac842bf77a198fdfd4e46f2a72dd46574757035a952b074fb1636d641e02c063a7dbe421653e38f8ac82aa712a711508362d3dd7c0385d8932c34
Homepage: http://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.
.
If in doubt, do install this package.
.
Packages that depend on logind functionality need to depend on libpam-systemd.
Description-md5: 7acf141cc9da21b0ad349b6cecc40e46
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: libpam-systemd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 229-4ubuntu21.27
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 356
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), systemd (= 229-4ubuntu21.27), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), dbus, systemd-shim (>= 8-2) | systemd-sysv
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/libpam-systemd_229-4ubuntu21.27_amd64.deb
Size: 115352
MD5sum: 37f7728e404b64715efe891cc24a7ce4
SHA1: 8d51a6a2f6a6b8b09a46bf481f3564555ab72819
SHA256: 6b37aefd2ec258e83ad7b1ccd173645d10fc13ff36aaf68ed203f95395716c78
SHA512: b092a9a506d6210bce38504d476cf1eaa12fc9bf02be20a065a2cac412d5810aa5c2c0bc58eb8b928a7cf8eae2e84cf161d313a5f5599cec696f8ff390ff90e8
Homepage: http://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.
.
If in doubt, do install this package.
.
Packages that depend on logind functionality need to depend on libpam-systemd.
Description-md5: 7acf141cc9da21b0ad349b6cecc40e46
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: libpam-systemd
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 350
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: systemd
Version: 229-4ubuntu4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), systemd (= 229-4ubuntu4), libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-6), dbus, systemd-shim (>= 8-2) | systemd-sysv
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/libpam-systemd_229-4ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 115506
MD5sum: 052bf66652de98930087926c80bf6ea4
SHA1: 7498280c0289902d2d5f3b947cf07f7752340d46
SHA256: 8920e6525a2347051a59e62e6002a61c1589652ff61508e2bdce89e0704563d9
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.
.
If in doubt, do install this package.
.
Packages that depend on logind functionality need to depend on libpam-systemd.
Description-md5: 7acf141cc9da21b0ad349b6cecc40e46
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk