How To Install ldap-utils 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 ldap-utils on Ubuntu.
What is ldap-utils
ldap-utils is:
This package provides utilities from the OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) package. These utilities can access a local or remote LDAP server and contain all the client programs required to access LDAP servers.
There are three methods to install ldap-utils 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 ldap-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ldap-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldap-utils
Install ldap-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldap-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldap-utils
Install ldap-utils 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 ldap-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldap-utils
How To Uninstall ldap-utils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ldap-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldap-utils
Uninstall ldap-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldap-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldap-utils
Remove ldap-utils Configurations and Data
To remove ldap-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldap-utils
Remove ldap-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldap-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldap-utils
Dependencies
ldap-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.