How To Install heimdal-kdc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdal-kdc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is heimdal-kdc
heimdal-kdc is:
Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that aims to be compatible with MIT Kerberos.
This package includes the KDC (key distribution center) server, which is designed to run on a secure computer and keeps track of users’ passwords. This is done using the Kerberos protocol in such a way that the server computers do not need to know the passwords.
There are three methods to install heimdal-kdc 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 heimdal-kdc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install heimdal-kdc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install heimdal-kdc
Install heimdal-kdc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install heimdal-kdc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install heimdal-kdc
Install heimdal-kdc 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 heimdal-kdc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install heimdal-kdc
How To Uninstall heimdal-kdc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the heimdal-kdc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove heimdal-kdc
Uninstall heimdal-kdc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall heimdal-kdc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove heimdal-kdc
Remove heimdal-kdc Configurations and Data
To remove heimdal-kdc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge heimdal-kdc
Remove heimdal-kdc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove heimdal-kdc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge heimdal-kdc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdal-kdc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
