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