Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeradius3 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libfreeradius3
libfreeradius3 is:
The FreeRADIUS projects’ libfreeradius-radius and libfreeradius-eap, used by
the FreeRADIUS server and some of the utilities.
There are three methods to install libfreeradius3 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 libfreeradius3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeradius3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreeradius3
Install libfreeradius3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreeradius3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreeradius3
Install libfreeradius3 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 libfreeradius3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreeradius3
How To Uninstall libfreeradius3 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libfreeradius3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreeradius3
Uninstall libfreeradius3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreeradius3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeradius3
Remove libfreeradius3 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreeradius3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeradius3
Remove libfreeradius3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreeradius3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeradius3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeradius3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
