How To Install nslcd-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nslcd-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nslcd-utils
nslcd-utils is:
This package provides tools to query and update information in LDAP via nslcd:
- chsh.ldap - change a user’s shell in LDAP;
- getent.ldap - perform LDAP lookups bypassing nsswitch configuration.
There are three methods to install nslcd-utils 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 nslcd-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nslcd-utils
Install nslcd-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nslcd-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nslcd-utils
Install nslcd-utils 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 nslcd-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nslcd-utils
How To Uninstall nslcd-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nslcd-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nslcd-utils
Uninstall nslcd-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nslcd-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nslcd-utils
Remove nslcd-utils Configurations and Data
To remove nslcd-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nslcd-utils
Remove nslcd-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nslcd-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nslcd-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nslcd-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
