How To Install slapd-contrib on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd-contrib on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install slapd-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slapd-contribInstall slapd-contrib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install slapd-contrib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slapd-contribInstall slapd-contrib Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install slapd-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slapd-contribHow To Uninstall slapd-contrib on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the slapd-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slapd-contribUninstall slapd-contrib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slapd-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slapd-contribRemove slapd-contrib Configurations and Data
To remove slapd-contrib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slapd-contribRemove 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-contribDependencies
slapd-contrib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd-contrib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.