How To Install libsss-sudo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-sudo on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsss-sudo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
