How To Install freeradius-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is freeradius-mysql
freeradius-mysql is:
The FreeRADIUS server can use MySQL to authenticate users and do accounting, and this module is necessary for that.
There are three methods to install freeradius-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freeradius-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freeradius-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freeradius-mysql
Install freeradius-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freeradius-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freeradius-mysql
Install freeradius-mysql 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 freeradius-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freeradius-mysql
How To Uninstall freeradius-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the freeradius-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freeradius-mysql
Uninstall freeradius-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freeradius-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeradius-mysql
Remove freeradius-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove freeradius-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freeradius-mysql
Remove freeradius-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freeradius-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeradius-mysql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-mysql package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
