How To Install libnss-ldapd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-ldapd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnss-ldapd
libnss-ldapd is:
This package provides a Name Service Switch module that allows using an LDAP server to provide user account, group, host name, alias, netgroup, and basically any other information that would normally be retrieved from /etc flat files or NIS.
There are three methods to install libnss-ldapd 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 libnss-ldapd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-ldapd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnss-ldapd
Install libnss-ldapd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-ldapd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnss-ldapd
Install libnss-ldapd 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 libnss-ldapd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnss-ldapd
How To Uninstall libnss-ldapd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnss-ldapd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnss-ldapd
Uninstall libnss-ldapd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss-ldapd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-ldapd
Remove libnss-ldapd Configurations and Data
To remove libnss-ldapd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-ldapd
Remove libnss-ldapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss-ldapd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-ldapd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-ldapd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
