How To Install libmunge2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmunge2 on Debian 10.
What is libmunge2
libmunge2 is:
MUNGE (MUNGE Uid ‘N’ Gid Emporium) is an authentication service for creating and validating credentials. It allows a process to authenticate the UID and GID of another local or remote process within a group of hosts having common users and groups. These hosts form a security realm that is defined by a shared cryptographic key.
This package contains the shared library required to run applications using MUNGE.
There are three methods to install libmunge2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmunge2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmunge2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmunge2
Install libmunge2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmunge2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmunge2
Install libmunge2 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 libmunge2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmunge2
How To Uninstall libmunge2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libmunge2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmunge2
Uninstall libmunge2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmunge2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmunge2
Remove libmunge2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmunge2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmunge2
Remove libmunge2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmunge2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmunge2
Dependencies
libmunge2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmunge2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
