How To Install python-nss on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nss on Debian 9. python-nss is Python bindings for Network Security Services (NSS)

Introduction

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

What is python-nss

python-nss is:

This package provides Python bindings for Network Security Services (NSS) and the Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR).

NSS is a set of libraries supporting security-enabled client and server applications. Applications built with NSS can support SSL v2 and v3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 certificates, and other security standards. Specific NSS implementations have been FIPS-140 certified.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-nss

Install python-nss Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-nss

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-nss

How To Uninstall python-nss on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-nss

Uninstall python-nss And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nss

Remove python-nss Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nss

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-nss have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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