How To Install libremctl1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libremctl1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libremctl1 is Library for Kerberos-authenticated command execution

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libremctl1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libremctl1

libremctl1 is:

remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.

This package contains the client libraries linked against MIT Kerberos.

There are three methods to install libremctl1 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 libremctl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libremctl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libremctl1

Install libremctl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libremctl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libremctl1

Install libremctl1 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 libremctl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libremctl1

How To Uninstall libremctl1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libremctl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libremctl1

Uninstall libremctl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libremctl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libremctl1

Remove libremctl1 Configurations and Data

To remove libremctl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libremctl1

Remove libremctl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libremctl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libremctl1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libremctl1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.