How To Install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
libapache2-mod-auth-tkt is:
mod_auth_tkt is a lightweight single-sign-on authentication module for Apache. It uses secure cookie-based tickets to implement a single-signon framework that works across multiple Apache instances and servers.
mod_auth_tkt itself is completely repository-agnostic, as the actual authentication is done by a user-supplied CGI or script in your language of choice (examples are provided in Perl, with contrib libraries for use with Python and PHP). This allows authentication against virtually any kind of user repository you can imagine (password files, ldap directories, databases, etc.)
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt 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 libapache2-mod-auth-tkt 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-tkt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
Install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
Install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt 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-tkt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-tkt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-auth-tkt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
Uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-tkt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-auth-tkt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
Remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
Remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-auth-tkt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-auth-tkt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-auth-tkt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
