How To Install python-oauth2client on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oauth2client on Debian 9. python-oauth2client is OAuth 2.0 client library - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oauth2client on Debian 9.

What is python-oauth2client

python-oauth2client is:

The oauth2client is a client library for OAuth 2.0.

OAuth is an open standard for authorization. OAuth provides a method for clients to access server resources on behalf of a resource owner (such as a different client or an end-user). It also provides a process for end-users to authorize third-party access to their server resources without sharing their credentials (typically, a username and password pair), using user-agent redirections.

OAuth is a service that is complementary to, and therefore distinct from, OpenID. OAuth is also distinct from OATH, which is a reference architecture for authentication (i.e. not a standard).

This package provides the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-oauth2client 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-oauth2client 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-oauth2client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-oauth2client

Install python-oauth2client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-oauth2client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-oauth2client

Install python-oauth2client 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-oauth2client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-oauth2client

How To Uninstall python-oauth2client on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-oauth2client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-oauth2client

Uninstall python-oauth2client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oauth2client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-oauth2client

Remove python-oauth2client Configurations and Data

To remove python-oauth2client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-oauth2client

Remove python-oauth2client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-oauth2client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-oauth2client

Dependencies

python-oauth2client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oauth2client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.