How To Install libshibsp-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libshibsp-plugins
libshibsp-plugins is:
The Shibboleth System is a standards based software package for web single sign-on across or within organizational boundaries. It supports authorization and attribute exchange using the OASIS SAML 2.0 protocol. Shibboleth allows sites to make informed authorization decisions for individual access of protected online resources while allowing users to establish their identities with their local authentication systems.
This package contains plugins for the Shibboleth SP library.
There are three methods to install libshibsp-plugins 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 libshibsp-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshibsp-plugins
Install libshibsp-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshibsp-plugins
Install libshibsp-plugins 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 libshibsp-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshibsp-plugins
How To Uninstall libshibsp-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libshibsp-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshibsp-plugins
Uninstall libshibsp-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshibsp-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshibsp-plugins
Remove libshibsp-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove libshibsp-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshibsp-plugins
Remove libshibsp-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshibsp-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshibsp-plugins
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp-plugins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
