How To Install libpam-winbind on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-winbind on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-winbind
libpam-winbind is:
Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file and printer sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems. Samba can also function as an NT4-style domain controller, and can integrate with both NT4 domains and Active Directory realms as a member server.
This package provides pam_winbind, a plugin that integrates with a local winbindd server to provide Windows domain authentication to the system.
There are three methods to install libpam-winbind 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-winbind 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-winbind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-winbind
Install libpam-winbind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-winbind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-winbind
Install libpam-winbind 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-winbind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-winbind
How To Uninstall libpam-winbind on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-winbind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-winbind
Uninstall libpam-winbind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-winbind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-winbind
Remove libpam-winbind Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-winbind configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-winbind
Remove libpam-winbind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-winbind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-winbind
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-winbind package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
