How To Install realmd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install realmd on Debian 9. realmd is DBus service for configuring kerberos and other online identities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install realmd on Debian 9.

What is realmd

realmd is:

realmd is a D-Bus system service that manages discovery and enrollment in realms/domains like Active Directory or IPA.

realmd can configure either SSSD or Windbind as client software. It will also automatically install the required packages using PackageKit if needed.

There are three methods to install realmd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install realmd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install realmd

Install realmd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install realmd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install realmd

Install realmd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install realmd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install realmd

How To Uninstall realmd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the realmd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove realmd

Uninstall realmd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall realmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove realmd

Remove realmd Configurations and Data

To remove realmd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge realmd

Remove realmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge realmd

Dependencies

realmd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install realmd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.