How To Install python-ldaptor on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-ldaptor on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-ldaptor is pure-Python library for LDAP operations

Introduction

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

What is python-ldaptor

python-ldaptor is:

Ldaptor is a pure-Python library that implements:

  • LDAP client logic.
  • separately-accessible LDAP and BER protocol message generation/parsing.
  • ASCII-format LDAP filter generation and parsing.
  • LDIF format data generation.
  • Samba password changing logic.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-ldaptor

Install python-ldaptor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ldaptor

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ldaptor

How To Uninstall python-ldaptor on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ldaptor

Uninstall python-ldaptor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ldaptor

Remove python-ldaptor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ldaptor

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-ldaptor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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