How To Install slapd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd
on Kali Linux.
What is slapd
slapd is:
This is the OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server (slapd). The server can be used to provide a standalone directory service.
There are three methods to install slapd
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 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
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slapd
Install slapd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slapd
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slapd
Install slapd 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install slapd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slapd
How To Uninstall slapd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the slapd
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slapd
Uninstall slapd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slapd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slapd
Remove slapd Configurations and Data
To remove slapd
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slapd
Remove slapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slapd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slapd
Dependencies
slapd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.