How To Install python3-pyicloud on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyicloud
on Debian 10.
What is python3-pyicloud
python3-pyicloud is:
PyiCloud is a module which allows one to interact with iCloud webservices. It is written in Python and you can access your iCloud either with password/username or with Two-factor authentication (2FA). You can:
- list which devices are associated with your account
- obtain the device’s last known location. The Find My iPhone app must have been installed and initialized.
- send a request to the device to play a sound
- activate the ’lost mode' Lost mode is slightly different to the “Play Sound” functionality in that it allows the person who picks up the phone to call a specific phone number without having to enter the passcode. Just like “Play Sound” you may pass a custom message which the device will display, if it’s not overridden the custom message of “This iPhone has been lost. Please call me.” is used.
- fetch events from the calendar webservice
- access your iCloud contacts/address book
- access documents stored in your iCloud account
- access the iCloud Photo Library
There are three methods to install python3-pyicloud
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-pyicloud 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-pyicloud
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyicloud
Install python3-pyicloud Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyicloud
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyicloud
Install python3-pyicloud 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-pyicloud
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyicloud
How To Uninstall python3-pyicloud on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-pyicloud
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyicloud
Uninstall python3-pyicloud And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyicloud
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyicloud
Remove python3-pyicloud Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyicloud
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyicloud
Remove python3-pyicloud configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyicloud
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyicloud
Dependencies
python3-pyicloud have the following dependencies:
- python3-bitstring
- python3-certifi
- python3-click
- python3-keyring
- python3-keyrings.alt
- python3-requests
- python3-six
- python3-tzlocal
- python3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyicloud
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.