How To Install tacacs+ on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tacacs+ on Debian 9.
What is tacacs+
tacacs+ is:
TACACS+ is a protocol (not TACACS or XTACACS) for authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) services for routers and network devices.
There are three methods to install tacacs+ on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tacacs+ Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tacacs+ using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tacacs+
Install tacacs+ Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tacacs+ using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tacacs+
Install tacacs+ 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 tacacs+ using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tacacs+
How To Uninstall tacacs+ on Debian 9
To uninstall only the tacacs+ package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tacacs+
Uninstall tacacs+ And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tacacs+ and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tacacs+
Remove tacacs+ Configurations and Data
To remove tacacs+ configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tacacs+
Remove tacacs+ configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tacacs+ configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tacacs+
Dependencies
tacacs+ have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tacacs+ package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.