How To Install sssd-ldap on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-ldap on Debian 11. sssd-ldap is System Security Services Daemon – LDAP back end

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-ldap on Debian 11.

What is sssd-ldap

sssd-ldap is:

Provides the LDAP back end that the SSSD can utilize to fetch identity data from and authenticate against an LDAP server.

There are three methods to install sssd-ldap on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sssd-ldap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sssd-ldap

Install sssd-ldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sssd-ldap

Install sssd-ldap 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 sssd-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sssd-ldap

How To Uninstall sssd-ldap on Debian 11

To uninstall only the sssd-ldap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sssd-ldap

Uninstall sssd-ldap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sssd-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sssd-ldap

Remove sssd-ldap Configurations and Data

To remove sssd-ldap configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sssd-ldap

Remove sssd-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sssd-ldap

Dependencies

sssd-ldap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-ldap package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.