How To Install shibboleth-sp-common on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp-common on Debian 11. shibboleth-sp-common is Federated web single sign-on system (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp-common on Debian 11.

What is shibboleth-sp-common

shibboleth-sp-common is:

The Shibboleth System is a standards based software package for web single sign-on across or within organizational boundaries. It supports authorization and attribute exchange using the OASIS SAML 2.0 protocol. Shibboleth allows sites to make informed authorization decisions for individual access of protected online resources while allowing users to establish their identities with their local authentication systems.

This package contains common files used by the Shibboleth SP library, Apache module, and daemon, primarily configuration files and schemas.

There are three methods to install shibboleth-sp-common on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install shibboleth-sp-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install shibboleth-sp-common

Install shibboleth-sp-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install shibboleth-sp-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install shibboleth-sp-common

Install shibboleth-sp-common 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 shibboleth-sp-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shibboleth-sp-common

How To Uninstall shibboleth-sp-common on Debian 11

To uninstall only the shibboleth-sp-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shibboleth-sp-common

Uninstall shibboleth-sp-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shibboleth-sp-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shibboleth-sp-common

Remove shibboleth-sp-common Configurations and Data

To remove shibboleth-sp-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shibboleth-sp-common

Remove shibboleth-sp-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove shibboleth-sp-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shibboleth-sp-common

Dependencies

shibboleth-sp-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.