How To Install sssd-ad 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 sssd-ad on Ubuntu.

What is `sssd-ad`

sssd-ad is:

Provides the Active Directory back end that the SSSD can utilize to fetch identity data from and authenticate against an Active Directory server.

There are three methods to install sssd-ad 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 sssd-ad Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sssd-ad using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sssd-ad

Install sssd-ad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sssd-ad using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sssd-ad

Install sssd-ad 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 sssd-ad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sssd-ad

How To Uninstall sssd-ad on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the sssd-ad package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sssd-ad

Uninstall sssd-ad And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sssd-ad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sssd-ad

Remove sssd-ad Configurations and Data

To remove sssd-ad configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sssd-ad

Remove sssd-ad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sssd-ad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sssd-ad

Dependencies

sssd-ad have the following dependencies:

References

sssd-ad website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sssd-ad package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.