How To Install python-omemo on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-omemo on Debian 10.
What is python-omemo
python-omemo is:
This python library offers an open implementation of the OMEMO Multi-End Message and Object Encryption protocol as specified here.
Goals of this implementation are:
- Do not use libsignal but offer a solid alternative to it
- Stay away from GPL (not possible until we move away from libsignals wireformat)
- Be flexible to changes that might happen to the OMEMO protocol
- Keep the structure close to the spec
- Provide the parts of the protocol (X3DH, Double Ratchet) as own repositories
This package provides the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-omemo 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-omemo
Install python-omemo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-omemo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-omemo
Install python-omemo 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-omemo
How To Uninstall python-omemo on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-omemo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-omemo
Uninstall python-omemo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-omemo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-omemo
Remove python-omemo Configurations and Data
To remove python-omemo configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-omemo
Remove python-omemo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-omemo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-omemo
Dependencies
python-omemo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-omemo package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.