How To Install python-pampy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pampy on Debian 9.
What is python-pampy
python-pampy is:
Provide an authenticate() function that will allow the caller to authenticate a user against the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) on the system.
The module pam.py is a single file, implemented using ctypes, so no compilation is necessary. This package provides the pam.py module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-pampy 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-pampy 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-pampy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pampy
Install python-pampy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pampy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pampy
Install python-pampy 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-pampy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pampy
How To Uninstall python-pampy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pampy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pampy
Uninstall python-pampy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pampy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pampy
Remove python-pampy Configurations and Data
To remove python-pampy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pampy
Remove python-pampy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pampy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pampy
Dependencies
python-pampy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pampy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
