How To Install debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8. debconf-LDAP is Experimental LDAP driver for debconf

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `debconf-LDAP`

This package contains an experimental database driver to provide LDAP support for debconf

We can use yum or dnf to install debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install debconf-LDAP.

Install debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install debconf-LDAP using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install debconf-LDAP

Install debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install debconf-LDAP using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install debconf-LDAP

How To Uninstall debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the debconf-LDAP package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove debconf-LDAP

debconf-LDAP Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/debconf-LDAP
/usr/share/doc/debconf-LDAP/README.LDAP
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Debconf/DbDriver/LDAP.pm

References

debconf-LDAP website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-LDAP on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.