How to Install and Uninstall libpam-unix2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libpam-unix2" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libpam-unix2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-unix2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-unix2" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libpam-unix2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-unix2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libpam-unix2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 661
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.6-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcrypt1
Filename: pool/universe/libp/libpam-unix2/libpam-unix2_2.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 63834
MD5sum: 22af0585ca446a8810cf34ea7f78ddec
SHA1: 48e05f84d2238bbe5acee9a289bc36b626d46d97
SHA256: d91d5477694820426fe9d313ca6b0e6ffa2e5311d2f429aad3d2d8f3d7c9d9ba
Description-en: Blowfish-capable PAM module
This is a PAM module, backward-compatible with pam_unix, that additionally
supports bcrypt Blowfish-based password hashing.
Description-md5: 29a9a687cf45d72c1b12c380daca9332
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu