How To Install openafs-kpasswd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-kpasswd on Debian 9.
What is openafs-kpasswd
openafs-kpasswd is:
AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.
This package provides kpasswd and kas, utilities needed by the OpenAFS kaserver to create users and change passwords. Only install this package if you are already using kaserver; generally you should not install this package for new cells or for cells using Kerberos v5.
There are three methods to install openafs-kpasswd 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 openafs-kpasswd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-kpasswd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openafs-kpasswd
Install openafs-kpasswd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-kpasswd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openafs-kpasswd
Install openafs-kpasswd 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 openafs-kpasswd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openafs-kpasswd
How To Uninstall openafs-kpasswd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openafs-kpasswd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openafs-kpasswd
Uninstall openafs-kpasswd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openafs-kpasswd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-kpasswd
Remove openafs-kpasswd Configurations and Data
To remove openafs-kpasswd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-kpasswd
Remove openafs-kpasswd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openafs-kpasswd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-kpasswd
Dependencies
openafs-kpasswd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-kpasswd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.