How To Install libshibsp8 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libshibsp8 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libshibsp8 is Federated web single sign-on system (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp8 on Debian 10.

What is libshibsp8

libshibsp8 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 libshibsp8 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libshibsp8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshibsp8

Install libshibsp8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshibsp8

Install libshibsp8 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libshibsp8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshibsp8

How To Uninstall libshibsp8 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libshibsp8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshibsp8

Uninstall libshibsp8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshibsp8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshibsp8

Remove libshibsp8 Configurations and Data

To remove libshibsp8 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshibsp8

Remove libshibsp8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshibsp8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshibsp8

Dependencies

libshibsp8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshibsp8 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.