How To Install freeipa-server-trust-ad on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeipa-server-trust-ad on Ubuntu 18.04. freeipa-server-trust-ad is FreeIPA centralized identity framework – AD trust installer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeipa-server-trust-ad on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is freeipa-server-trust-ad

freeipa-server-trust-ad is:

FreeIPA is an integrated solution to provide centrally managed Identity (machine, user, virtual machines, groups, authentication credentials), Policy (configuration settings, access control information) and Audit (events, logs, analysis thereof).

Cross-realm trusts with Active Directory in IPA require working Samba 4 installation. This package is provided for convenience to install all required dependencies at once.

There are three methods to install freeipa-server-trust-ad on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install freeipa-server-trust-ad Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install freeipa-server-trust-ad using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freeipa-server-trust-ad

Install freeipa-server-trust-ad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install freeipa-server-trust-ad using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install freeipa-server-trust-ad

Install freeipa-server-trust-ad 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 freeipa-server-trust-ad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freeipa-server-trust-ad

How To Uninstall freeipa-server-trust-ad on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the freeipa-server-trust-ad package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freeipa-server-trust-ad

Uninstall freeipa-server-trust-ad And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freeipa-server-trust-ad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeipa-server-trust-ad

Remove freeipa-server-trust-ad Configurations and Data

To remove freeipa-server-trust-ad configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freeipa-server-trust-ad

Remove freeipa-server-trust-ad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove freeipa-server-trust-ad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeipa-server-trust-ad

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeipa-server-trust-ad package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.