How To Install python-libipa-hbac on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libipa-hbac on Debian 9. python-libipa-hbac is Python bindings for the FreeIPA HBAC Evaluator library

Introduction

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

What is python-libipa-hbac

python-libipa-hbac is:

The libipa_hbac-python contains the bindings so that libipa_hbac can be used by Python applications.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-libipa-hbac

Install python-libipa-hbac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libipa-hbac

Install python-libipa-hbac 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-libipa-hbac using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-libipa-hbac

How To Uninstall python-libipa-hbac on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-libipa-hbac

Uninstall python-libipa-hbac And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libipa-hbac

Remove python-libipa-hbac Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libipa-hbac

Remove python-libipa-hbac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libipa-hbac

Dependencies

python-libipa-hbac have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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