How To Install python-oauth2client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oauth2client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-oauth2client
python-oauth2client is:
The oauth2client is a client library for OAuth 2.0.
OAuth is an open standard for authorization. OAuth provides a method for clients to access server resources on behalf of a resource owner (such as a different client or an end-user). It also provides a process for end-users to authorize third-party access to their server resources without sharing their credentials (typically, a username and password pair), using user-agent redirections.
OAuth is a service that is complementary to, and therefore distinct from, OpenID. OAuth is also distinct from OATH, which is a reference architecture for authentication (i.e. not a standard).
This package provides the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-oauth2client 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-oauth2client 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-oauth2client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-oauth2client
Install python-oauth2client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-oauth2client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-oauth2client
Install python-oauth2client 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-oauth2client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-oauth2client
How To Uninstall python-oauth2client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-oauth2client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-oauth2client
Uninstall python-oauth2client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-oauth2client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-oauth2client
Remove python-oauth2client Configurations and Data
To remove python-oauth2client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-oauth2client
Remove python-oauth2client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-oauth2client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-oauth2client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oauth2client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
