How To Install python-cursive on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-cursive on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-cursive is OpenStack specific validation of digital signatures - Python 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cursive on Debian 10.

What is python-cursive

python-cursive is:

As OpenStack continues to mature, robust security controls become increasingly critical. The cursive project contains code extracted from various OpenStack projects for verifying digital signatures. Additional capabilities will be added to this project in support of various security features.

This package contains the Python 2 module.

There are three methods to install python-cursive on Debian 10. 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-cursive 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-cursive using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-cursive

Install python-cursive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cursive

Install python-cursive 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-cursive using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-cursive

How To Uninstall python-cursive on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-cursive package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-cursive

Uninstall python-cursive And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-cursive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cursive

Remove python-cursive Configurations and Data

To remove python-cursive configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cursive

Remove python-cursive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cursive

Dependencies

python-cursive have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cursive package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.