How To Install sssd-ipa 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-ipa on Ubuntu.

What is `sssd-ipa`

sssd-ipa is:

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

There are three methods to install sssd-ipa 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-ipa 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-ipa using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sssd-ipa

Install sssd-ipa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sssd-ipa

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

sudo aptitude -y install sssd-ipa

How To Uninstall sssd-ipa on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove sssd-ipa

Uninstall sssd-ipa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sssd-ipa

Remove sssd-ipa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sssd-ipa

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

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

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

Dependencies

sssd-ipa have the following dependencies:

References

sssd-ipa website

Summary

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