How To Install glewlwyd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glewlwyd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is glewlwyd
glewlwyd is:
Authentication processus supported:
- OAuth2
- OpenID Connect
Allows users to authenticate via multiple factors:
- Password
- One-time password (TOTP/HOTP)
- Webauthn (Yubikey, Android devices)
- One-time password sent via e-mail
- TLS Certificate
- External OAuth2/OIDC providers
Users and clients can be stored and managed from various backends:
- Database
- LDAP service
- HTTP Backend service providing Basic Authentication
Allows users to register a new account with the possibility to confirm their e-mail address or not. During the registration process, the new user may be expected to register their passwords, as well as other authentication factors:
- One-time password (TOTP/HOTP)
- Webauthn (Yubikey, Android devices)
- TLS Certificate
- External OAuth2/OIDC providers
There are three methods to install glewlwyd 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 glewlwyd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install glewlwyd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glewlwyd
Install glewlwyd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install glewlwyd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glewlwyd
Install glewlwyd 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 glewlwyd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glewlwyd
How To Uninstall glewlwyd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the glewlwyd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glewlwyd
Uninstall glewlwyd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glewlwyd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glewlwyd
Remove glewlwyd Configurations and Data
To remove glewlwyd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glewlwyd
Remove glewlwyd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glewlwyd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glewlwyd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glewlwyd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
