How To Install freeradius-rest on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-rest on Ubuntu 20.04. freeradius-rest is REST module for FreeRADIUS server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-rest on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is freeradius-rest

freeradius-rest is:

The FreeRADIUS server can make calls to remote web APIs, and this module is necessary for that.

There are three methods to install freeradius-rest 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-rest 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-rest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freeradius-rest

Install freeradius-rest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freeradius-rest

Install freeradius-rest 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-rest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freeradius-rest

How To Uninstall freeradius-rest on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the freeradius-rest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freeradius-rest

Uninstall freeradius-rest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freeradius-rest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeradius-rest

Remove freeradius-rest Configurations and Data

To remove freeradius-rest configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freeradius-rest

Remove freeradius-rest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeradius-rest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-rest package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.