How To Install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
libapache2-mod-auth-openidc is:
mod_auth_openidc is a certified authentication and authorization module for the Apache 2.x HTTP server that implements the OpenID Connect Relying Party functionality.
This module enables an Apache 2.x web server to operate as an OpenID Connect Relying Party (RP) towards an OpenID Connect Provider (OP). It relays end user authentication to a Provider and receives user identity information from that Provider. It then passes on that identity information (a.k.a. claims) to applications protected by the Apache web server and establishes an authentication session for the identified user.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
Install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
Install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc 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 libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-openidc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-openidc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
Remove libapache2-mod-auth-openidc Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
Remove libapache2-mod-auth-openidc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-openidc
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.