How To Install pidentd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidentd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pidentd
pidentd is:
Identd is a server which implements the TCP/IP proposed standard IDENT user identification protocol as specified in the RFC 1413 document.
This package has been built with DES support.
There are three methods to install pidentd 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 pidentd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pidentd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidentd
Install pidentd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidentd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidentd
Install pidentd 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 pidentd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidentd
How To Uninstall pidentd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pidentd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidentd
Uninstall pidentd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidentd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidentd
Remove pidentd Configurations and Data
To remove pidentd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidentd
Remove pidentd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidentd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidentd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidentd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
