How To Install libsasl2-modules-sql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-modules-sql on Ubuntu 18.04. libsasl2-modules-sql is Cyrus SASL - pluggable authentication modules (SQL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-modules-sql on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsasl2-modules-sql

libsasl2-modules-sql is:

This is the Cyrus SASL API implementation, version 2.1. See package libsasl2-2 and RFC 2222 for more information.

This package provides the SQL plugin, which supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.

There are three methods to install libsasl2-modules-sql 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 libsasl2-modules-sql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-modules-sql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsasl2-modules-sql

Install libsasl2-modules-sql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsasl2-modules-sql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsasl2-modules-sql

Install libsasl2-modules-sql 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 libsasl2-modules-sql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsasl2-modules-sql

How To Uninstall libsasl2-modules-sql on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsasl2-modules-sql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsasl2-modules-sql

Uninstall libsasl2-modules-sql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsasl2-modules-sql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsasl2-modules-sql

Remove libsasl2-modules-sql Configurations and Data

To remove libsasl2-modules-sql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsasl2-modules-sql

Remove libsasl2-modules-sql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsasl2-modules-sql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsasl2-modules-sql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsasl2-modules-sql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.