How To Install python-pyldap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyldap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyldap
python-pyldap is:
This module provides a Python3 interface to the OpenLDAP client library (LDAP is the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol).
This transition dummy package for Python 2.7 can be safely removed, since the ldap module has merged changes in the pyldap fork.
There are three methods to install python-pyldap 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-pyldap 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-pyldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyldap
Install python-pyldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyldap
Install python-pyldap 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-pyldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyldap
How To Uninstall python-pyldap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyldap
Uninstall python-pyldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyldap
Remove python-pyldap Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyldap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyldap
Remove python-pyldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyldap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyldap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
