How To Install python-oslo.privsep on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.privsep on Debian 9. python-oslo.privsep is OpenStack library for privilege separation - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.privsep on Debian 9.

What is python-oslo.privsep

python-oslo.privsep is:

Oslo.privsep is the OpenStack library for privilege separation. It manages the user and groups for running daemons, and also leverage Linux capabilities features to avoid running as root.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-oslo.privsep on Debian 9. 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-oslo.privsep 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-oslo.privsep using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-oslo.privsep

Install python-oslo.privsep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-oslo.privsep

Install python-oslo.privsep 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-oslo.privsep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.privsep

How To Uninstall python-oslo.privsep on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-oslo.privsep package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.privsep

Uninstall python-oslo.privsep And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oslo.privsep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-oslo.privsep

Remove python-oslo.privsep Configurations and Data

To remove python-oslo.privsep configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-oslo.privsep

Remove python-oslo.privsep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-oslo.privsep

Dependencies

python-oslo.privsep have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.privsep package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.