How To Install krb5-pkinit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-pkinit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is krb5-pkinit
krb5-pkinit is:
Kerberos is a system for authenticating users and services on a network. Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. That means that there is a third party (the Kerberos server) that is trusted by all the entities on the network (users and services, usually called “principals”).
This is the MIT reference implementation of Kerberos V5.
This package contains a plugin for the PKINIT protocol, which allows Kerberos tickets to be obtained using public-key credentials such as X.509 certificates or a smart card. This plugin can be used by the client libraries and the KDC.
There are three methods to install krb5-pkinit 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 krb5-pkinit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install krb5-pkinit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install krb5-pkinit
Install krb5-pkinit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install krb5-pkinit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install krb5-pkinit
Install krb5-pkinit 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 krb5-pkinit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install krb5-pkinit
How To Uninstall krb5-pkinit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the krb5-pkinit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove krb5-pkinit
Uninstall krb5-pkinit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall krb5-pkinit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove krb5-pkinit
Remove krb5-pkinit Configurations and Data
To remove krb5-pkinit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge krb5-pkinit
Remove krb5-pkinit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove krb5-pkinit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge krb5-pkinit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-pkinit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
