How To Install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit on Ubuntu 18.04. libpam-krb5-migrate-mit is PAM module for migrating to MIT Kerberos

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

libpam-krb5-migrate-mit is:

A stackable authentication module that takes a username and password from an earlier module in the stack and attempts to transparently add the user to a Kerberos realm using the Kerberos 5 kadmin service. The module can be used to ease the administrative burdens of migrating a large installed userbase from pre-existing authentication methods to a Kerberos-based setup.

This package allows updating the database of a remote MIT Kerberos server.

There are three methods to install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit 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 libpam-krb5-migrate-mit Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

Install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

Install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit 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 libpam-krb5-migrate-mit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

How To Uninstall libpam-krb5-migrate-mit on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpam-krb5-migrate-mit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

Uninstall libpam-krb5-migrate-mit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpam-krb5-migrate-mit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

Remove libpam-krb5-migrate-mit Configurations and Data

To remove libpam-krb5-migrate-mit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

Remove libpam-krb5-migrate-mit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpam-krb5-migrate-mit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-krb5-migrate-mit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-krb5-migrate-mit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.