How To Install libsss-sudo on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-sudo on Debian 9. libsss-sudo is Communicator library for sudo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-sudo on Debian 9.

What is libsss-sudo

libsss-sudo is:

Utility library to allow communication between sudo and SSSD for caching sudo rules by SSSD.

There are three methods to install libsss-sudo on Debian 9. 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-sudo 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-sudo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsss-sudo

Install libsss-sudo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsss-sudo

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsss-sudo

How To Uninstall libsss-sudo on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsss-sudo

Uninstall libsss-sudo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsss-sudo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsss-sudo

Remove libsss-sudo Configurations and Data

To remove libsss-sudo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsss-sudo

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsss-sudo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-sudo package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.