How To Install remctl-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is remctl-client
remctl-client is:
remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.
This package contains the client program (remctl).
There are three methods to install remctl-client 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 remctl-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install remctl-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remctl-client
Install remctl-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install remctl-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remctl-client
Install remctl-client 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 remctl-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remctl-client
How To Uninstall remctl-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the remctl-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remctl-client
Uninstall remctl-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remctl-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remctl-client
Remove remctl-client Configurations and Data
To remove remctl-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remctl-client
Remove remctl-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove remctl-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remctl-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
