How To Install python-flask-principal on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-principal on Debian 9. python-flask-principal is identity management for Flask

Introduction

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

What is python-flask-principal

python-flask-principal is:

Flask-Principal provides a very loose framework to tie in providers of two types of service, often located in different parts of a web application:

  • Authentication providers
  • User information providers

For example, an authentication provider may be oauth, using Flask-OAuth and the user information may be stored in a relational database. Looseness of the framework is provided by using signals as the interface.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-principal

Install python-flask-principal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-flask-principal

Install python-flask-principal 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-flask-principal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-principal

How To Uninstall python-flask-principal on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-flask-principal

Uninstall python-flask-principal And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flask-principal

Remove python-flask-principal Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-principal

Remove python-flask-principal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-principal

Dependencies

python-flask-principal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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