How To Install sudo-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sudo-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 sudo-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sudo-ldap
How To Uninstall sudo-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sudo-ldap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
