How To Install python-easywebdav on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-easywebdav on Debian 9. python-easywebdav is straight-forward WebDAV client module (Python 2 interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-easywebdav on Debian 9.

What is python-easywebdav

python-easywebdav is:

EasyWebDAV is an easy to use WebDAV client implementation for Python. It features:

  • Basic authentication
  • Creating directories, removing directories and files
  • Uploading and downloading files
  • Directory listing
  • Support for client side SSL certificates

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-easywebdav 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-easywebdav 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-easywebdav using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-easywebdav

Install python-easywebdav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-easywebdav

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-easywebdav

How To Uninstall python-easywebdav on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-easywebdav

Uninstall python-easywebdav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-easywebdav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-easywebdav

Remove python-easywebdav Configurations and Data

To remove python-easywebdav configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-easywebdav

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-easywebdav have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-easywebdav package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.