How To Install poppass-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install poppass-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is poppass-cgi
poppass-cgi is:
poppass is a CGI script written to allow users to change their passwords through the web. It interacts with a poppassd server (see the poppassd Debian package) and does no changing itself. It can therefore be installed in an unprivileged way.
There are three methods to install poppass-cgi 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 poppass-cgi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install poppass-cgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install poppass-cgi
Install poppass-cgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install poppass-cgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install poppass-cgi
Install poppass-cgi 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 poppass-cgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install poppass-cgi
How To Uninstall poppass-cgi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the poppass-cgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove poppass-cgi
Uninstall poppass-cgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall poppass-cgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove poppass-cgi
Remove poppass-cgi Configurations and Data
To remove poppass-cgi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge poppass-cgi
Remove poppass-cgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove poppass-cgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge poppass-cgi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install poppass-cgi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
