How To Install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager on Ubuntu 18.04. gosa-plugin-ldapmanager is ldapmanager plugin for GOsa²

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

gosa-plugin-ldapmanager is:

LDAP import and export management plugin

GOsa² is a combination of system-administrator and end-user web interface, designed to handle LDAP based setups.

There are three methods to install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager 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 gosa-plugin-ldapmanager Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

Install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

Install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager 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 gosa-plugin-ldapmanager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

How To Uninstall gosa-plugin-ldapmanager on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gosa-plugin-ldapmanager package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

Uninstall gosa-plugin-ldapmanager And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gosa-plugin-ldapmanager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

Remove gosa-plugin-ldapmanager Configurations and Data

To remove gosa-plugin-ldapmanager configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

Remove gosa-plugin-ldapmanager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gosa-plugin-ldapmanager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gosa-plugin-ldapmanager

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-ldapmanager package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.