How To Install slapd-contrib on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd-contrib on Debian 12.

What is slapd-contrib

slapd-contrib is:

This package contains a number of slapd overlays and plugins contributed by the OpenLDAP community. While distributed as part of OpenLDAP Software, they are not necessarily supported by the OpenLDAP Project.

There are three methods to install slapd-contrib on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install slapd-contrib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install slapd-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install slapd-contrib

Install slapd-contrib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install slapd-contrib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install slapd-contrib

Install slapd-contrib 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install slapd-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slapd-contrib

How To Uninstall slapd-contrib on Debian 12

To uninstall only the slapd-contrib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slapd-contrib

Uninstall slapd-contrib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall slapd-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slapd-contrib

Remove slapd-contrib Configurations and Data

To remove slapd-contrib configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slapd-contrib

Remove slapd-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove slapd-contrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slapd-contrib

Dependencies

slapd-contrib have the following dependencies:

• slapd
• libc6
• libkadm5srv8-heimdal
• libkrb5-26-heimdal
• libldap-2.5-0
• libnettle8

References

• slapd-contrib website
• slapd-contrib on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd-contrib package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.