How To Install libshibsp7 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp7 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libshibsp7
libshibsp7 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 the Shibboleth SP runtime library.
There are three methods to install libshibsp7 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 libshibsp7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshibsp7
Install libshibsp7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshibsp7
Install libshibsp7 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 libshibsp7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshibsp7
How To Uninstall libshibsp7 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libshibsp7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshibsp7
Uninstall libshibsp7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshibsp7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshibsp7
Remove libshibsp7 Configurations and Data
To remove libshibsp7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshibsp7
Remove libshibsp7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshibsp7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshibsp7
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
