How To Install sidedoor-sudo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sidedoor-sudo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sidedoor-sudo
sidedoor-sudo is:
sidedoor maintains an SSH connection or tunnel with a shell script daemon.
This package creates a sudoers entry to grant the sidedoor user full root access.
There are three methods to install sidedoor-sudo 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 sidedoor-sudo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sidedoor-sudo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sidedoor-sudo
Install sidedoor-sudo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sidedoor-sudo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sidedoor-sudo
Install sidedoor-sudo 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 sidedoor-sudo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sidedoor-sudo
How To Uninstall sidedoor-sudo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sidedoor-sudo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sidedoor-sudo
Uninstall sidedoor-sudo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sidedoor-sudo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sidedoor-sudo
Remove sidedoor-sudo Configurations and Data
To remove sidedoor-sudo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sidedoor-sudo
Remove sidedoor-sudo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sidedoor-sudo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sidedoor-sudo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sidedoor-sudo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
