How To Install libapache2-mod-webauth on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-webauth on Debian 9. libapache2-mod-webauth is Apache module for WebAuth authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-webauth on Debian 9.

What is libapache2-mod-webauth

libapache2-mod-webauth is:

WebAuth is a cookie-based web authentication system built on top of Kerberos. It relies on a central authentication server that handles all user authentication for a domain and creates user authentication credentials for any web server that needs strong authentication.

This package contains the Apache module to do user authentication for individual web servers. This module does not do authorization; for an approach to LDAP-based authorization that works well with WebAuth, see libapache2-mod-webauthldap.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-webauth on Debian 9. 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-webauth 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-webauth using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-webauth

Install libapache2-mod-webauth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-webauth using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-webauth

Install libapache2-mod-webauth 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-webauth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-webauth

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-webauth on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-webauth package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-webauth

Uninstall libapache2-mod-webauth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-webauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-webauth

Remove libapache2-mod-webauth Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-webauth configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-webauth

Remove libapache2-mod-webauth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-webauth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-webauth

Dependencies

libapache2-mod-webauth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-webauth package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.