How To Install gosa-plugin-squid on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-squid on Ubuntu 20.04. gosa-plugin-squid is squid plugin for GOsa²

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-squid on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gosa-plugin-squid

gosa-plugin-squid is:

Squid connectivity plugin.

GOsa² is a combination of system-administrator and end-user web interface, designed to handle LDAP based setups.

There are three methods to install gosa-plugin-squid on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gosa-plugin-squid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gosa-plugin-squid

Install gosa-plugin-squid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gosa-plugin-squid

Install gosa-plugin-squid 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 gosa-plugin-squid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gosa-plugin-squid

How To Uninstall gosa-plugin-squid on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gosa-plugin-squid package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gosa-plugin-squid

Uninstall gosa-plugin-squid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gosa-plugin-squid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gosa-plugin-squid

Remove gosa-plugin-squid Configurations and Data

To remove gosa-plugin-squid configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gosa-plugin-squid

Remove gosa-plugin-squid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gosa-plugin-squid

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-squid package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.