How To Install 389-ds-base-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial, we learn how to install 389-ds-base-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. 389-ds-base-dev is 389 Directory Server suite – development files.

Introduction

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

What is `389-ds-base-dev`

389-ds-base-dev 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 package contains development headers for the core libraries of the 389 Directory Server, useful for developing plugins without having to install the server itself.

There are three ways to install 389-ds-base-dev 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-base-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install 389-ds-base-dev

Install 389-ds-base-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install 389-ds-base-dev

Install 389-ds-base-dev 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 389-ds-base-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 389-ds-base-dev

How To Uninstall 389-ds-base-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove 389-ds-base-dev

Uninstall 389-ds-base-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 389-ds-base-dev 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-base-dev

Remove 389-ds-base-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge 389-ds-base-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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