How To Install python-django-python3-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-python3-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-python3-ldap is Django LDAP user authentication backend (Python2 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-python3-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-django-python3-ldap

python-django-python3-ldap is:

django-python3-ldap provides a Django LDAP user authentication backend for Python. It uses the pure Python ldap3 library for all LDAP related operations. This makes it easier to deploy instead of solutions that depend on the OpenLDAP library.

It provides the following features:

  • Authenticate users with an LDAP server.
  • Sync LDAP users with a local Django database.
  • Supports custom Django user models.

This package contains the Python 2 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python-django-python3-ldap 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 python-django-python3-ldap Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-django-python3-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-python3-ldap

Install python-django-python3-ldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-django-python3-ldap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-django-python3-ldap

Install python-django-python3-ldap 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 python-django-python3-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-python3-ldap

How To Uninstall python-django-python3-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-django-python3-ldap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-django-python3-ldap

Uninstall python-django-python3-ldap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-python3-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-python3-ldap

Remove python-django-python3-ldap Configurations and Data

To remove python-django-python3-ldap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-python3-ldap

Remove python-django-python3-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-django-python3-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-python3-ldap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-python3-ldap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.