Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs-ldap on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is autofs-ldap
autofs-ldap is:
Autofs controls the operation of the automount daemons. The
automount daemons automatically mount filesystems when they
are used and unmount them after a period of inactivity. This
is done based on a set of pre-configured maps.
The kernel automounter implements an almost complete SunOS
style automounter under Linux. A recent version of the kernel
autofs4 module (builtin or separate) is required.
This is the LDAP module of the autofs.
There are three methods to install autofs-ldap 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 autofs-ldap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autofs-ldap
Install autofs-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autofs-ldap
Install autofs-ldap 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 autofs-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autofs-ldap
How To Uninstall autofs-ldap on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the autofs-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autofs-ldap
Uninstall autofs-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autofs-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autofs-ldap
Remove autofs-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove autofs-ldap configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autofs-ldap
Remove autofs-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autofs-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autofs-ldap
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs-ldap package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
