How To Install libgss3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgss3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgss3
libgss3 is:
The GNU Generic Security Service Library (GSSLib) is a free implementation of the GSS-API security framework. GSSLib uses Shishi to implement the Kerberos V5 mechanism, but is flexible enough to support other mechanisms too.
This package contains the GSS library.
There are three methods to install libgss3 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 libgss3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgss3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgss3
Install libgss3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgss3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgss3
Install libgss3 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 libgss3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgss3
How To Uninstall libgss3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgss3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgss3
Uninstall libgss3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgss3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgss3
Remove libgss3 Configurations and Data
To remove libgss3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgss3
Remove libgss3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgss3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgss3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgss3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
