How To Install nslcd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nslcd on Debian 12.
What is nslcd
nslcd is:
This package provides a daemon for retrieving user accounts and similar system information from LDAP. It is used by the libnss-ldapd and libpam-ldapd packages but is not very useful by itself.
There are three methods to install nslcd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nslcd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nslcd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nslcd
Install nslcd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nslcd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nslcd
Install nslcd 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 nslcd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nslcd
How To Uninstall nslcd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nslcd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nslcd
Uninstall nslcd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nslcd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nslcd
Remove nslcd Configurations and Data
To remove nslcd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nslcd
Remove nslcd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nslcd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nslcd
Dependencies
nslcd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nslcd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.