How To Install python-ldap on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldap on Debian 10.
What is python-ldap
python-ldap is:
This module provides a Python interface to the OpenLDAP client library (LDAP is the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol).
There are three methods to install python-ldap 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-ldap 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-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ldap
Install python-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ldap
Install python-ldap 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-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ldap
How To Uninstall python-ldap on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ldap
Uninstall python-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ldap
Remove python-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove python-ldap configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ldap
Remove python-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ldap
Dependencies
python-ldap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldap package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.