How To Install lat on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lat on Debian 9. lat is LDAP Administration Tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lat on Debian 9.

What is lat

lat is:

LAT stands for LDAP Administration Tool. The tool allows you to browse LDAP-based directories and add/edit/delete entries contained within. It can store profiles for quick access to different servers.

There are three methods to install lat on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lat

Install lat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lat

Install lat 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lat

How To Uninstall lat on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lat

Uninstall lat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lat

Remove lat Configurations and Data

To remove lat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lat

Remove lat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lat

Dependencies

lat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.