How To Install python-krbv on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-krbv on Ubuntu 18.04. python-krbv is Python extension module for Kerberos 5

Introduction

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

What is python-krbv

python-krbv is:

python-krbV allows Python programs to use Kerberos 5 authentication and security.

It is designed to be a thin wrapper around the krb5 C API. Familiarity with the C API will be of great help when using this module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-krbv

Install python-krbv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-krbv

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-krbv

How To Uninstall python-krbv on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-krbv

Uninstall python-krbv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-krbv

Remove python-krbv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-krbv

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

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

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

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Summary

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