How To Install phpldapadmin on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install phpldapadmin on Ubuntu 22.04. phpldapadmin is web based interface for administering LDAP servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install phpldapadmin on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is phpldapadmin

phpldapadmin is:

phpLDAPadmin is a web-based LDAP client. It provides easy, anywhere-accessible, multi-language administration for your LDAP server. Its hierarchical tree-viewer and advanced search functionality make it intuitive to browse and administer your LDAP directory. Since it is a web application, this LDAP browser works on many platforms, making your LDAP server easily manageable from any location. Usually, you may access PLA by pointing your browser to http:///phpldapadmin .

There are three methods to install phpldapadmin on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install phpldapadmin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install phpldapadmin

Install phpldapadmin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install phpldapadmin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install phpldapadmin

Install phpldapadmin 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 phpldapadmin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install phpldapadmin

How To Uninstall phpldapadmin on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the phpldapadmin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove phpldapadmin

Uninstall phpldapadmin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall phpldapadmin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove phpldapadmin

Remove phpldapadmin Configurations and Data

To remove phpldapadmin configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge phpldapadmin

Remove phpldapadmin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge phpldapadmin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install phpldapadmin package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.