How To Install fusionforge-plugin-authldap on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-authldap on Ubuntu 18.04. fusionforge-plugin-authldap is FusionForge plugin - LDAP authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-authldap on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fusionforge-plugin-authldap

fusionforge-plugin-authldap is:

FusionForge provides many tools to aid collaboration in a development project, such as bug-tracking, task management, mailing-lists, SCM repository, forums, support request helper, web/FTP hosting, release management, etc. All these services are integrated into one web site and managed through a web interface.

This plugin contains an LDAP authentication mechanism for FusionForge. It allows users to authenticate against an external LDAP directory, and syncs some of their personal information from LDAP into the FusionForge database.

There are three methods to install fusionforge-plugin-authldap 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 fusionforge-plugin-authldap Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fusionforge-plugin-authldap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fusionforge-plugin-authldap

Install fusionforge-plugin-authldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fusionforge-plugin-authldap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fusionforge-plugin-authldap

Install fusionforge-plugin-authldap 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 fusionforge-plugin-authldap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fusionforge-plugin-authldap

How To Uninstall fusionforge-plugin-authldap on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fusionforge-plugin-authldap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fusionforge-plugin-authldap

Uninstall fusionforge-plugin-authldap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fusionforge-plugin-authldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusionforge-plugin-authldap

Remove fusionforge-plugin-authldap Configurations and Data

To remove fusionforge-plugin-authldap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fusionforge-plugin-authldap

Remove fusionforge-plugin-authldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fusionforge-plugin-authldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusionforge-plugin-authldap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-authldap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.