How To Install libheimbase1-heimdal on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libheimbase1-heimdal on Ubuntu 18.04. libheimbase1-heimdal is Heimdal Kerberos - Base library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libheimbase1-heimdal on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libheimbase1-heimdal

libheimbase1-heimdal is:

Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5 that aims to be compatible with MIT Kerberos.

This package contains the base library.

There are three methods to install libheimbase1-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 libheimbase1-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 libheimbase1-heimdal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libheimbase1-heimdal

Install libheimbase1-heimdal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libheimbase1-heimdal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libheimbase1-heimdal

Install libheimbase1-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 libheimbase1-heimdal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libheimbase1-heimdal

How To Uninstall libheimbase1-heimdal on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libheimbase1-heimdal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libheimbase1-heimdal

Uninstall libheimbase1-heimdal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libheimbase1-heimdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libheimbase1-heimdal

Remove libheimbase1-heimdal Configurations and Data

To remove libheimbase1-heimdal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libheimbase1-heimdal

Remove libheimbase1-heimdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libheimbase1-heimdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libheimbase1-heimdal

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libheimbase1-heimdal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.