How To Install authbind on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install authbind on Ubuntu.
What is authbind
authbind is:
This package allows a package to be started as non-root but still bind to low ports, without any changes to the application.
There are three methods to install authbind on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install authbind Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install authbind using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install authbind
Install authbind Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install authbind using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install authbind
Install authbind 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 authbind using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install authbind
How To Uninstall authbind on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the authbind package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove authbind
Uninstall authbind And Its Dependencies
To uninstall authbind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove authbind
Remove authbind Configurations and Data
To remove authbind configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge authbind
Remove authbind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove authbind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge authbind
Dependencies
authbind have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install authbind package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.