How To Install ldap-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap-utils on Kali Linux.
What is ldap-utils
ldap-utils is:
This package provides utilities from the OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) package. These utilities can access a local or remote LDAP server and contain all the client programs required to access LDAP servers.
There are three methods to install ldap-utils on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ldap-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ldap-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldap-utilsInstall ldap-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ldap-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldap-utilsInstall ldap-utils Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ldap-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldap-utilsHow To Uninstall ldap-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ldap-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldap-utilsUninstall ldap-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldap-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldap-utilsRemove ldap-utils Configurations and Data
To remove ldap-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldap-utilsRemove ldap-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldap-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldap-utilsDependencies
ldap-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
