How To Install sudo-ldap on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sudo-ldap on Kali Linux.

What is sudo-ldap

sudo-ldap is:

Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.

This version is built with LDAP support, which allows an equivalent of the sudoers database to be distributed via LDAP. Authentication is still performed via pam.

There are three methods to install sudo-ldap 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 sudo-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 sudo-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sudo-ldap

Install sudo-ldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sudo-ldap

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

sudo aptitude -y install sudo-ldap

How To Uninstall sudo-ldap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sudo-ldap

Uninstall sudo-ldap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sudo-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sudo-ldap

Remove sudo-ldap Configurations and Data

To remove sudo-ldap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sudo-ldap

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

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

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

Dependencies

sudo-ldap have the following dependencies:

• libaudit1

References

• sudo-ldap website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sudo-ldap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.