How To Install shibboleth-sp2-common on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp2-common on Debian 10.
What is shibboleth-sp2-common
shibboleth-sp2-common is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install shibboleth-sp2-common on Debian 10. 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-sp2-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-sp2-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shibboleth-sp2-common
Install shibboleth-sp2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shibboleth-sp2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shibboleth-sp2-common
Install shibboleth-sp2-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-sp2-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shibboleth-sp2-common
How To Uninstall shibboleth-sp2-common on Debian 10
To uninstall only the shibboleth-sp2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shibboleth-sp2-common
Uninstall shibboleth-sp2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shibboleth-sp2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shibboleth-sp2-common
Remove shibboleth-sp2-common Configurations and Data
To remove shibboleth-sp2-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shibboleth-sp2-common
Remove shibboleth-sp2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shibboleth-sp2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shibboleth-sp2-common
Dependencies
shibboleth-sp2-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp2-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
