How To Install libapache2-mod-auth-cas on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-cas on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapache2-mod-auth-cas
libapache2-mod-auth-cas is:
mod_auth_cas is an authentication module for Apache2, that allows the webserver to interact with an authentication server that conforms to the CAS (v1 or v2) protocol defined by Yale/JA-SIG.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-auth-cas 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 libapache2-mod-auth-cas Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-auth-cas using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-auth-cas
Install libapache2-mod-auth-cas Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-auth-cas using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-auth-cas
Install libapache2-mod-auth-cas 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 libapache2-mod-auth-cas using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-auth-cas
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-cas on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-auth-cas package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-auth-cas
Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-cas And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-cas and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-auth-cas
Remove libapache2-mod-auth-cas Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-auth-cas configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-auth-cas
Remove libapache2-mod-auth-cas configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-auth-cas configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-auth-cas
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-cas package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
