How To Install python-foolscap on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-foolscap on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-foolscap is object-capability-based RPC system for Twisted Python

Introduction

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

What is python-foolscap

python-foolscap is:

Foolscap (also known as “newpb”) contains a new RPC system for Twisted Python, combining capability-based security, secure references, flexible serialization, and technology to mitigate resource-consumption attacks.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-foolscap

Install python-foolscap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-foolscap

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-foolscap

How To Uninstall python-foolscap on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-foolscap

Uninstall python-foolscap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-foolscap

Remove python-foolscap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-foolscap

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-foolscap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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