How To Install python-ipaserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipaserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ipaserver
python-ipaserver is:
FreeIPA is an integrated solution to provide centrally managed Identity (machine, user, virtual machines, groups, authentication credentials), Policy (configuration settings, access control information) and Audit (events, logs, analysis thereof).
This Python module is used by FreeIPA server.
There are three methods to install python-ipaserver 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 python-ipaserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ipaserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ipaserver
Install python-ipaserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ipaserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ipaserver
Install python-ipaserver 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 python-ipaserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ipaserver
How To Uninstall python-ipaserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ipaserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ipaserver
Uninstall python-ipaserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ipaserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ipaserver
Remove python-ipaserver Configurations and Data
To remove python-ipaserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ipaserver
Remove python-ipaserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ipaserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ipaserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipaserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
