How To Install python-preludedb on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-preludedb on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-preludedb is Security Information and Events Management System [ Python2 bindings ]

Introduction

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

What is python-preludedb

python-preludedb is:

The PreludeDB Library provides an abstraction layer upon the type and the format of the database used to store IDMEF alerts. It allows developers to use the Prelude IDMEF database easily and efficiently without worrying about SQL, and to access the database independently of the type/format of the database.

This package contains the Python bindings for PreludeDB.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-preludedb

Install python-preludedb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-preludedb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-preludedb

How To Uninstall python-preludedb on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-preludedb

Uninstall python-preludedb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-preludedb

Remove python-preludedb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-preludedb

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-preludedb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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