How To Install python-omemo-backend-signal on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-omemo-backend-signal on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-omemo-backend-signal is Python 2 backend for python-omemo with libsignal compatibility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-omemo-backend-signal on Debian 10.

What is python-omemo-backend-signal

python-omemo-backend-signal is:

This library implements a backend for python-omemo offering compatibility with libsignal (C, Java, JavaScript). Look at python-omemo for further usage information.

This package provides the Python 2.7 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-omemo-backend-signal

Install python-omemo-backend-signal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-omemo-backend-signal

Install python-omemo-backend-signal 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-omemo-backend-signal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-omemo-backend-signal

How To Uninstall python-omemo-backend-signal on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-omemo-backend-signal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-omemo-backend-signal

Uninstall python-omemo-backend-signal And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-omemo-backend-signal

Remove python-omemo-backend-signal Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-omemo-backend-signal

Remove python-omemo-backend-signal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-omemo-backend-signal

Dependencies

python-omemo-backend-signal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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