How To Install libgssapi3-heimdal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi3-heimdal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgssapi3-heimdal
libgssapi3-heimdal is:
Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that aims to be compatible with MIT Kerberos.
This package contains the library for GSSAPI support.
There are three methods to install libgssapi3-heimdal 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 libgssapi3-heimdal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi3-heimdal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgssapi3-heimdal
Install libgssapi3-heimdal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgssapi3-heimdal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgssapi3-heimdal
Install libgssapi3-heimdal 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 libgssapi3-heimdal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgssapi3-heimdal
How To Uninstall libgssapi3-heimdal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgssapi3-heimdal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgssapi3-heimdal
Uninstall libgssapi3-heimdal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgssapi3-heimdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgssapi3-heimdal
Remove libgssapi3-heimdal Configurations and Data
To remove libgssapi3-heimdal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgssapi3-heimdal
Remove libgssapi3-heimdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgssapi3-heimdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgssapi3-heimdal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgssapi3-heimdal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
