How To Install python-pymacaroons on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymacaroons on Debian 9.
What is python-pymacaroons
python-pymacaroons is:
Macaroons, like cookies, are a form of bearer credential. Unlike opaque tokens, macaroons embed caveats that define specific authorization requirements for the target service, the service that issued the root macaroon and which is capable of verifying the integrity of macaroons it receives.
Macaroons allow for delegation and attenuation of authorization. They are simple and fast to verify, and decouple authorization policy from the enforcement of that policy.
There are three methods to install python-pymacaroons 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-pymacaroons 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-pymacaroons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pymacaroons
Install python-pymacaroons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymacaroons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pymacaroons
Install python-pymacaroons 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-pymacaroons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pymacaroons
How To Uninstall python-pymacaroons on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pymacaroons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pymacaroons
Uninstall python-pymacaroons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pymacaroons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pymacaroons
Remove python-pymacaroons Configurations and Data
To remove python-pymacaroons configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pymacaroons
Remove python-pymacaroons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pymacaroons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pymacaroons
Dependencies
python-pymacaroons have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymacaroons package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
