How To Install msktutil on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install msktutil on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is msktutil
msktutil is:
msktutil is a utility that fetches and manages Kerberos keytabs in a Microsoft Active Directory environment.
It can perform the following functions:
- Create a computer account in Active Directory
- Create a system Kerberos keytab
- Add and remove principals to and from a system keytab
- Change a computer account’s password
There are three methods to install msktutil on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install msktutil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install msktutil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install msktutil
Install msktutil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install msktutil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install msktutil
Install msktutil 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 msktutil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install msktutil
How To Uninstall msktutil on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the msktutil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove msktutil
Uninstall msktutil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall msktutil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove msktutil
Remove msktutil Configurations and Data
To remove msktutil configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge msktutil
Remove msktutil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove msktutil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msktutil
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install msktutil package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.