How To Install libsss-idmap0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-idmap0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsss-idmap0 is ID mapping library for SSSD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-idmap0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsss-idmap0

libsss-idmap0 is:

Utility library to convert SIDs to Unix uids and gids.

There are three methods to install libsss-idmap0 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 libsss-idmap0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsss-idmap0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsss-idmap0

Install libsss-idmap0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsss-idmap0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsss-idmap0

Install libsss-idmap0 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 libsss-idmap0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsss-idmap0

How To Uninstall libsss-idmap0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsss-idmap0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsss-idmap0

Uninstall libsss-idmap0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsss-idmap0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsss-idmap0

Remove libsss-idmap0 Configurations and Data

To remove libsss-idmap0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsss-idmap0

Remove libsss-idmap0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsss-idmap0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsss-idmap0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-idmap0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.