How To Install 389-ds on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial, we learn how to install 389-ds on Ubuntu 22.04. 389-ds is 389 Directory Server suite – meta package.

Introduction

In this tutorial, we learn how to install 389-ds on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is `389-ds`

389-ds is:

Based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), the 389 Directory Server is designed to manage large directories of users and resources robustly and scalably.

This is a meta package depending on the LDAPv3 server and a Cockpit UI plugin for administration.

There are three ways to install 389-ds on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections, we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 389-ds Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating the apt database, We can install 389-ds using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 389-ds

Install 389-ds Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating the apt database, We can install 389-ds using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 389-ds

Install 389-ds 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 the apt database, We can install 389-ds using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 389-ds

How To Uninstall 389-ds on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the 389-ds For the package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 389-ds

Uninstall 389-ds And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 389-ds and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 389-ds

Remove 389-ds Configurations and Data

To remove 389-ds configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 389-ds

Remove 389-ds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 389-ds configurations, data, and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 389-ds

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Summary

In this tutorial, we learn how to install 389-ds the package on Ubuntu 22.04 uses different package management tools: apt, apt-get, and aptitude.