How To Install dacs-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dacs-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. dacs-examples is Distributed Access Control System (DACS) - example web root

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dacs-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dacs-examples

dacs-examples is:

DACS is a light-weight single sign-on and role-based access control system for web servers and server-based software. It is also an authentication and authorization toolkit for programmers. DACS makes secure resource sharing and remote access via the web easier, safer, and more efficient.

This package contains an example web root directory to use with dacs.

There are three methods to install dacs-examples 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 dacs-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dacs-examples

Install dacs-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dacs-examples

Install dacs-examples 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 dacs-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dacs-examples

How To Uninstall dacs-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the dacs-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dacs-examples

Uninstall dacs-examples And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dacs-examples

Remove dacs-examples Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dacs-examples

Remove dacs-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dacs-examples

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Summary

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