How To Install freeradius-iodbc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-iodbc on Kali Linux. freeradius-iodbc is iODBC module for FreeRADIUS server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-iodbc on Kali Linux.

What is freeradius-iodbc

freeradius-iodbc is:

The FreeRADIUS server can use iODBC to access databases to authenticate users and do accounting, and this module is necessary for that.

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

Install freeradius-iodbc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freeradius-iodbc

Install freeradius-iodbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freeradius-iodbc

Install freeradius-iodbc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install freeradius-iodbc

How To Uninstall freeradius-iodbc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove freeradius-iodbc

Uninstall freeradius-iodbc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freeradius-iodbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeradius-iodbc

Remove freeradius-iodbc Configurations and Data

To remove freeradius-iodbc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freeradius-iodbc

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

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

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

Dependencies

freeradius-iodbc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-iodbc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.