How To Install simplesamlphp 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 simplesamlphp on Ubuntu.
What is simplesamlphp
simplesamlphp is:
simpleSAMLphp, with its support for several authentication mechanisms and federation protocols, can be used for local authentication, as a service provider or identity provider. It currently supports the following protocols:
- SAML 2.0 as a Service or Identity Provider.
- Shibboleth 1.3 as a Service or Identity Provider.
- A-Select as a Service or Identity Provider
- CAS for remote authentication
- OpenID as a Provider or Consumer
- WS-Federation as a Service Provider
Further authentication providers can be added in form of modules. Other features are protocol bridging, eduGAIN compatibility, attribute mapping and attribute release consent.
There are three methods to install simplesamlphp 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 simplesamlphp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simplesamlphp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simplesamlphp
Install simplesamlphp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simplesamlphp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simplesamlphp
Install simplesamlphp 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 simplesamlphp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simplesamlphp
How To Uninstall simplesamlphp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the simplesamlphp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simplesamlphp
Uninstall simplesamlphp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simplesamlphp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simplesamlphp
Remove simplesamlphp Configurations and Data
To remove simplesamlphp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simplesamlphp
Remove simplesamlphp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simplesamlphp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simplesamlphp
Dependencies
simplesamlphp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simplesamlphp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.