How To Install python-ldaptor on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldaptor on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ldaptor
python-ldaptor is:
Ldaptor is a pure-Python library that implements:
- LDAP client logic.
- separately-accessible LDAP and BER protocol message generation/parsing.
- ASCII-format LDAP filter generation and parsing.
- LDIF format data generation.
- Samba password changing logic.
There are three methods to install python-ldaptor 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-ldaptor 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-ldaptor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ldaptor
Install python-ldaptor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ldaptor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ldaptor
Install python-ldaptor 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-ldaptor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ldaptor
How To Uninstall python-ldaptor on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ldaptor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ldaptor
Uninstall python-ldaptor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ldaptor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ldaptor
Remove python-ldaptor Configurations and Data
To remove python-ldaptor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ldaptor
Remove python-ldaptor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ldaptor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ldaptor
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldaptor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
