How To Install auth-client-config on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install auth-client-config on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is auth-client-config
auth-client-config is:
Script for modifying nsswitch.conf and pam configuration using a database of predefined configurations. Its intended use is to enable easier configuration of network authentication and authorization (such as LDAP and Kerberos).
There are three methods to install auth-client-config on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install auth-client-config Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install auth-client-config using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install auth-client-config
Install auth-client-config Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install auth-client-config using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install auth-client-config
Install auth-client-config Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install auth-client-config using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install auth-client-config
How To Uninstall auth-client-config on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the auth-client-config package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove auth-client-config
Uninstall auth-client-config And Its Dependencies
To uninstall auth-client-config and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove auth-client-config
Remove auth-client-config Configurations and Data
To remove auth-client-config configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge auth-client-config
Remove auth-client-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove auth-client-config configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge auth-client-config
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install auth-client-config package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
