How To Install sssd-proxy on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-proxy on Ubuntu 20.04. sssd-proxy is System Security Services Daemon – proxy back end System Security Services Daemon – proxy back end System Security Services Daemon – proxy back end

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-proxy on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `sssd-proxy`

sssd-proxy is:

Provides the proxy back end which can be used to wrap an existing NSS and/or PAM modules to leverage SSSD caching.

Package: sssd-proxy Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1 Priority: extra Section: utils Source: sssd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian SSSD Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 140 Depends: sssd-common (= 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libdhash1 (>= 0.4.0), libldb2 (>= 0.9.21), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libtalloc2 (>= 2.0.4~git20101213), libtevent0 (>= 0.9.9) Breaks: sssd (« 1.10.0~beta2-1) Replaces: sssd (« 1.10.0~beta2-1) Filename: pool/main/s/sssd/sssd-proxy_2.2.3-3ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb Size: 34552 MD5sum: 55f788eb4485462a05a9d90c3f2b7581 SHA1: 1a9a911e599f8aa458da54dfe6d6ce813b6a6cfd SHA256: 05f822ab4263c9cc38f5551521e6633a95fb7d5f272d4dba8d1af666566598d0 SHA512: 91fb8d984a726470ddb8041dfebec04895f5a48f46507d8ff9b50a727aeaa39af7c9a7aa88f2935da05d4ee068841aac041b2d0231e246d5a1a0b432e352d9a6 Homepage: https://github.com/SSSD/sssd Description-en: System Security Services Daemon – proxy back end Provides the proxy back end which can be used to wrap an existing NSS and/or PAM modules to leverage SSSD caching.

Package: sssd-proxy Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.2.3-3 Priority: extra Section: utils Source: sssd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian SSSD Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 140 Depends: sssd-common (= 2.2.3-3), libc6 (>= 2.14), libdhash1 (>= 0.4.0), libldb2 (>= 0.9.21), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libtalloc2 (>= 2.0.4~git20101213), libtevent0 (>= 0.9.9) Breaks: sssd (« 1.10.0~beta2-1) Replaces: sssd (« 1.10.0~beta2-1) Filename: pool/main/s/sssd/sssd-proxy_2.2.3-3_amd64.deb Size: 34540 MD5sum: ea9209fc94fdcb9cfcf465064761af49 SHA1: 88d2eb1ad5a309f75c53e1b7a044f2e56603a8c3 SHA256: 404a4b2398c2e77c3c5dd4b649e9fb42e4720516bee80643fb268e779976fc52 Homepage: https://github.com/SSSD/sssd Description-en: System Security Services Daemon – proxy back end Provides the proxy back end which can be used to wrap an existing NSS and/or PAM modules to leverage SSSD caching.

There are three methods to install sssd-proxy on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sssd-proxy 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-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sssd-proxy

Install sssd-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sssd-proxy

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

sudo aptitude -y install sssd-proxy

How To Uninstall sssd-proxy on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove sssd-proxy

Uninstall sssd-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sssd-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sssd-proxy

Remove sssd-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove sssd-proxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sssd-proxy

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-proxy package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.