How To Install ldap-auth-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap-auth-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ldap-auth-client
ldap-auth-client is:
This is the LDAP authentication meta package. It depends on other packages necessary for a Linux system to authenticate to a LDAP server.
There are three methods to install ldap-auth-client 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 ldap-auth-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ldap-auth-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldap-auth-client
Install ldap-auth-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldap-auth-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldap-auth-client
Install ldap-auth-client 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 ldap-auth-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldap-auth-client
How To Uninstall ldap-auth-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ldap-auth-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldap-auth-client
Uninstall ldap-auth-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldap-auth-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldap-auth-client
Remove ldap-auth-client Configurations and Data
To remove ldap-auth-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldap-auth-client
Remove ldap-auth-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldap-auth-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldap-auth-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap-auth-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
