linux-pam
Install command:
brew install linux-pamPluggable Authentication Modules for Linux
https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
License: BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-1.0-only
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/linux-pam.json
Formula code: linux-pam.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.7.3 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| libnsl | 2.0.1 | Public client interface for NIS(YP) and NIS+ |
| libtirpc | 1.3.8 | Port of Sun's Transport-Independent RPC library to Linux |
| libxcrypt | 4.5.2 | Extended crypt library for descrypt, md5crypt, bcrypt, and others |
Depends on when building from source:
| meson | 1.12.1 | Fast and user friendly build system |
| ninja | 1.13.2 | Small build system for use with gyp or CMake |
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Requires: Linux
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 18,124 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 334,093 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 6,721 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 2.7× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-14T00:22:22Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-15 to 2026-11-14. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 6,721 | 12,411 | 38,148 |
| Installs on Request | 20 | 52 | 192 |
| Build Errors | 0 |