How To Install python-flask-openid on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-openid on Ubuntu 18.04. python-flask-openid is OpenID support for Flask applications (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-openid on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-flask-openid

python-flask-openid is:

Flask-OpenID is an extension to Flask to add OpenID based authentication. It supports OpenID 2.x and has basic support for the Simple Registration (SReg) and Attribute Exchange (AX) extensions.

This package contains the module for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-flask-openid on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-flask-openid 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-flask-openid using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-openid

Install python-flask-openid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-flask-openid

Install python-flask-openid 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-openid

How To Uninstall python-flask-openid on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-flask-openid

Uninstall python-flask-openid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-flask-openid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flask-openid

Remove python-flask-openid Configurations and Data

To remove python-flask-openid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-openid

Remove python-flask-openid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-openid

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-openid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.