How To Install argonaut-freeradius on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-freeradius on Ubuntu 20.04. argonaut-freeradius is Argonaut scripts to generate authentication for FreeRADIUS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-freeradius on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is argonaut-freeradius

argonaut-freeradius is:

Client / server system for managing systems in collaboration with FusionDirectory (LDAP directory manager). Argonaut also allows interface with deployment tools such as FAI (Fully Automated Install) or OPSI (Open PC Server Integration).

Script to generate authentication from LDAP for FreeRADIUS.

There are three methods to install argonaut-freeradius on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install argonaut-freeradius Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install argonaut-freeradius

Install argonaut-freeradius Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argonaut-freeradius

Install argonaut-freeradius 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install argonaut-freeradius

How To Uninstall argonaut-freeradius on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the argonaut-freeradius package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove argonaut-freeradius

Uninstall argonaut-freeradius And Its Dependencies

To uninstall argonaut-freeradius and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argonaut-freeradius

Remove argonaut-freeradius Configurations and Data

To remove argonaut-freeradius configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge argonaut-freeradius

Remove argonaut-freeradius configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge argonaut-freeradius

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-freeradius package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.