How To Install python-castellan on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-castellan on Debian 9.
What is python-castellan
python-castellan is:
The Castellan module provides a generic key manager interface so that OpenStack projects can use Barbican, but also have the flexibilty to choose an alternative Key Manager as needed. This is helpful during development, for example, where a simple implementation of the Key Manager Interface can be used instead of having to spin up a Barbican instance.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-castellan on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-castellan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-castellan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-castellan
Install python-castellan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-castellan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-castellan
Install python-castellan 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-castellan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-castellan
How To Uninstall python-castellan on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-castellan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-castellan
Uninstall python-castellan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-castellan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-castellan
Remove python-castellan Configurations and Data
To remove python-castellan configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-castellan
Remove python-castellan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-castellan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-castellan
Dependencies
python-castellan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-castellan package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
