How To Install libkdb5-10 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdb5-10 on Ubuntu 22.04. libkdb5-10 is MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - Kerberos database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdb5-10 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libkdb5-10

libkdb5-10 is:

Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called “principals”).

This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5.

This package contains the internal Kerberos database libraries.

There are three methods to install libkdb5-10 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkdb5-10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkdb5-10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkdb5-10

Install libkdb5-10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkdb5-10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkdb5-10

Install libkdb5-10 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 libkdb5-10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkdb5-10

How To Uninstall libkdb5-10 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libkdb5-10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkdb5-10

Uninstall libkdb5-10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkdb5-10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkdb5-10

Remove libkdb5-10 Configurations and Data

To remove libkdb5-10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkdb5-10

Remove libkdb5-10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkdb5-10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkdb5-10

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkdb5-10 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.