How To Install trac-authopenid on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-authopenid on Ubuntu 18.04. trac-authopenid is OpenID authentication plugin for Trac

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-authopenid on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is trac-authopenid

trac-authopenid is:

This plugin makes it possible to login to Trac using the OpenID decentralized identity system. This allows users to sign in using existing accounts instead of having to create a new password.

There are three methods to install trac-authopenid 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 trac-authopenid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install trac-authopenid

Install trac-authopenid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install trac-authopenid

Install trac-authopenid 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 trac-authopenid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install trac-authopenid

How To Uninstall trac-authopenid on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the trac-authopenid package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove trac-authopenid

Uninstall trac-authopenid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall trac-authopenid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove trac-authopenid

Remove trac-authopenid Configurations and Data

To remove trac-authopenid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge trac-authopenid

Remove trac-authopenid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trac-authopenid

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-authopenid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.