How To Install php-auth-sasl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-auth-sasl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-auth-sasl
php-auth-sasl is:
Provides code to generate responses to common SASL mechanisms, including Digest-MD5, CramMD5, Plain, Anonymous and Login (Pseudo mechanism).
There are three methods to install php-auth-sasl 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 php-auth-sasl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-auth-sasl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-auth-sasl
Install php-auth-sasl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-auth-sasl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-auth-sasl
Install php-auth-sasl 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 php-auth-sasl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-auth-sasl
How To Uninstall php-auth-sasl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-auth-sasl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-auth-sasl
Uninstall php-auth-sasl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-auth-sasl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-auth-sasl
Remove php-auth-sasl Configurations and Data
To remove php-auth-sasl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-auth-sasl
Remove php-auth-sasl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-auth-sasl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-auth-sasl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-auth-sasl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
