How To Install gosa-plugin-pwreset on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-pwreset on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gosa-plugin-pwreset
gosa-plugin-pwreset is:
Password management and reset tool for GOsa². Administratively mass-reset user passwords based on various approaches. New passwords can be auto-generated or uploaded in CSV format.
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-pwreset 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-pwreset 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-pwreset using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gosa-plugin-pwreset
Install gosa-plugin-pwreset Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gosa-plugin-pwreset using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gosa-plugin-pwreset
Install gosa-plugin-pwreset 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-pwreset using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gosa-plugin-pwreset
How To Uninstall gosa-plugin-pwreset on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gosa-plugin-pwreset package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gosa-plugin-pwreset
Uninstall gosa-plugin-pwreset And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gosa-plugin-pwreset 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-pwreset
Remove gosa-plugin-pwreset Configurations and Data
To remove gosa-plugin-pwreset configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gosa-plugin-pwreset
Remove gosa-plugin-pwreset configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gosa-plugin-pwreset configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gosa-plugin-pwreset
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-pwreset package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
