How To Install shibboleth-sp2-utils on Debian 10

Learn how to install shibboleth-sp2-utils on Debian 10 with this tutorial. shibboleth-sp2-utils is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp2-utils on Debian 10.

What is shibboleth-sp2-utils

shibboleth-sp2-utils is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install shibboleth-sp2-utils 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-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install shibboleth-sp2-utils

Install shibboleth-sp2-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install shibboleth-sp2-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install shibboleth-sp2-utils

Install shibboleth-sp2-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shibboleth-sp2-utils

How To Uninstall shibboleth-sp2-utils on Debian 10

To uninstall only the shibboleth-sp2-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shibboleth-sp2-utils

Uninstall shibboleth-sp2-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shibboleth-sp2-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shibboleth-sp2-utils

Remove shibboleth-sp2-utils Configurations and Data

To remove shibboleth-sp2-utils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shibboleth-sp2-utils

Remove shibboleth-sp2-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove shibboleth-sp2-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shibboleth-sp2-utils

Dependencies

shibboleth-sp2-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp2-utils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.