How To Install python-josepy on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-josepy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-josepy is JOSE implementation for Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-josepy

python-josepy is:

This package is a Python implementation of the standards developed by IETF Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (Active WG), in particular the following RFCs:

  • JSON Web Algorithms (JWA)
  • JSON Web Key (JWK)
  • JSON Web Signature (JWS)

This package was originally developed as part of the ACME protocol implementation. This is the Python 2 library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-josepy

Install python-josepy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-josepy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-josepy

How To Uninstall python-josepy on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-josepy

Uninstall python-josepy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-josepy

Remove python-josepy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-josepy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-josepy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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