How To Install python3-omemo on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-omemo on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-omemo is Python 3 implementation of the OMEMO protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-omemo on Debian 10.

What is python3-omemo

python3-omemo is:

This python library offers an open implementation of the OMEMO Multi-End Message and Object Encryption protocol as specified here.

Goals of this implementation are:

  • Do not use libsignal but offer a solid alternative to it
  • Stay away from GPL (not possible until we move away from libsignals wireformat)
  • Be flexible to changes that might happen to the OMEMO protocol
  • Keep the structure close to the spec
  • Provide the parts of the protocol (X3DH, Double Ratchet) as own repositories

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-omemo 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 python3-omemo Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-omemo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-omemo

Install python3-omemo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-omemo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-omemo

Install python3-omemo 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 python3-omemo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-omemo

How To Uninstall python3-omemo on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-omemo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-omemo

Uninstall python3-omemo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-omemo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-omemo

Remove python3-omemo Configurations and Data

To remove python3-omemo configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-omemo

Remove python3-omemo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-omemo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-omemo

Dependencies

python3-omemo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-omemo package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.