How To Install slapd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 slapd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slapd
How To Uninstall slapd on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slapd
Remove slapd Configurations and Data
To remove slapd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
