How To Install libauthen-sasl-perl 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 libauthen-sasl-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libauthen-sasl-perl
libauthen-sasl-perl is:
SASL is a generic mechanism for authentication used by several network protocols. Authen::SASL provides an implementation framework that all protocols should be able to share.
The framework allows different implementations of the connection class to be plugged in. At the time of writing there were two such plugins:
- Authen::SASL::Perl This module implements several mechanisms and is implemented entirely in Perl.
- Authen::SASL::Cyrus This module uses the Cyrus SASL C-library (both version 1 and 2 are supported).
There are three methods to install libauthen-sasl-perl 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 libauthen-sasl-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libauthen-sasl-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libauthen-sasl-perl
Install libauthen-sasl-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libauthen-sasl-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libauthen-sasl-perl
Install libauthen-sasl-perl 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 libauthen-sasl-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libauthen-sasl-perl
How To Uninstall libauthen-sasl-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libauthen-sasl-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libauthen-sasl-perl
Uninstall libauthen-sasl-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libauthen-sasl-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libauthen-sasl-perl
Remove libauthen-sasl-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libauthen-sasl-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libauthen-sasl-perl
Remove libauthen-sasl-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libauthen-sasl-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libauthen-sasl-perl
Dependencies
libauthen-sasl-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libauthen-sasl-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.