How To Install python-libsss-nss-idmap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsss-nss-idmap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libsss-nss-idmap
python-libsss-nss-idmap is:
This package contains the bindings for libnss_sss_idmap to be used by Python applications.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-libsss-nss-idmap 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-libsss-nss-idmap 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-libsss-nss-idmap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libsss-nss-idmap
Install python-libsss-nss-idmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libsss-nss-idmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libsss-nss-idmap
Install python-libsss-nss-idmap 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-libsss-nss-idmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libsss-nss-idmap
How To Uninstall python-libsss-nss-idmap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libsss-nss-idmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libsss-nss-idmap
Uninstall python-libsss-nss-idmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libsss-nss-idmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libsss-nss-idmap
Remove python-libsss-nss-idmap Configurations and Data
To remove python-libsss-nss-idmap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libsss-nss-idmap
Remove python-libsss-nss-idmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libsss-nss-idmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libsss-nss-idmap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsss-nss-idmap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
