How To Install 389-admin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install 389-admin on Debian 9. 389-admin is 389 Directory Administration Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 389-admin on Debian 9.

What is 389-admin

389-admin is:

389 Directory Administration Server is an HTTP agent that provides management features for 389 Directory Server. It provides some management web apps that can be used through a web browser. It provides the authentication, access control, and CGI utilities used by the console.

There are three methods to install 389-admin 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 389-admin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install 389-admin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 389-admin

Install 389-admin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install 389-admin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 389-admin

Install 389-admin 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 389-admin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 389-admin

How To Uninstall 389-admin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the 389-admin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 389-admin

Uninstall 389-admin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 389-admin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 389-admin

Remove 389-admin Configurations and Data

To remove 389-admin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 389-admin

Remove 389-admin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 389-admin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 389-admin

Dependencies

389-admin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 389-admin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.