How To Install remctl-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is remctl-server
remctl-server 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 server (remctld).
There are three methods to install remctl-server 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-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remctl-server
Install remctl-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install remctl-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remctl-server
Install remctl-server 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-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remctl-server
How To Uninstall remctl-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the remctl-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remctl-server
Uninstall remctl-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remctl-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remctl-server
Remove remctl-server Configurations and Data
To remove remctl-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remctl-server
Remove remctl-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove remctl-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remctl-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.