How To Install shibboleth-sp-common 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 shibboleth-sp-common on Ubuntu.
What is shibboleth-sp-common
shibboleth-sp-common is:
The Shibboleth System is a standards based software package for web single sign-on across or within organizational boundaries. It supports authorization and attribute exchange using the OASIS SAML 2.0 protocol. Shibboleth allows sites to make informed authorization decisions for individual access of protected online resources while allowing users to establish their identities with their local authentication systems.
This package contains common files used by the Shibboleth SP library, Apache module, and daemon, primarily configuration files and schemas.
There are three methods to install shibboleth-sp-common 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 shibboleth-sp-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shibboleth-sp-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shibboleth-sp-common
Install shibboleth-sp-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shibboleth-sp-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shibboleth-sp-common
Install shibboleth-sp-common 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 shibboleth-sp-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shibboleth-sp-common
How To Uninstall shibboleth-sp-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the shibboleth-sp-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shibboleth-sp-common
Uninstall shibboleth-sp-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shibboleth-sp-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shibboleth-sp-common
Remove shibboleth-sp-common Configurations and Data
To remove shibboleth-sp-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shibboleth-sp-common
Remove shibboleth-sp-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shibboleth-sp-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shibboleth-sp-common
Dependencies
shibboleth-sp-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shibboleth-sp-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.