How To Install libnss-securepass on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-securepass on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnss-securepass
libnss-securepass is:
This is a NSS module for users defined on SecurePass. SecurePass provides web single sign-on through the CAS protocol.
There are three methods to install libnss-securepass 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-securepass 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-securepass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnss-securepass
Install libnss-securepass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-securepass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnss-securepass
Install libnss-securepass 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-securepass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnss-securepass
How To Uninstall libnss-securepass on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnss-securepass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnss-securepass
Uninstall libnss-securepass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss-securepass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-securepass
Remove libnss-securepass Configurations and Data
To remove libnss-securepass configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-securepass
Remove libnss-securepass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss-securepass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-securepass
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-securepass package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
