How To Install python-sss on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sss on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sss
python-sss is:
Provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. It provides an NSS and PAM interface toward the system and a pluggable backend system to connect to multiple different account sources. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA.
This package provide a module to access the configuration of the sssd daemon.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-sss 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-sss 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-sss using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sss
Install python-sss Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sss using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sss
Install python-sss 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-sss using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sss
How To Uninstall python-sss on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sss package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sss
Uninstall python-sss And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sss
Remove python-sss Configurations and Data
To remove python-sss configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sss
Remove python-sss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sss configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sss
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sss package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
