How To Install python-pyxmpp on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pyxmpp on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pyxmpp is XMPP and Jabber implementation for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyxmpp on Debian 10.

What is python-pyxmpp

python-pyxmpp is:

PyXMPP is a Python XMPP (RFC 3920,3921) and Jabber (http://www.jabber.org/protocol/) implementation. It is based on libxml2 – fast and fully-featured XML parser.

PyXMPP provides most core features of the XMPP protocol and several JSF-defined extensions. PyXMPP provides building blocks for creating Jabber clients and components. Developer uses them to setup XMPP streams, handle incoming events and create outgoing stanzas (XMPP “packets”).

Features:

  • nearly complete XMPP Core (RFC 3920) protocol for client connections (includes SASL, TLS and Stringprep)
  • mostly complete XMPP IM (RFC 3921) protocol (lacks privacy lists)
  • XMPP error objects including translations to and from legacy codes for backward compatibility (JEP-0086).
  • legacy authentication (“digest” and “plain”) (JEP-0078).
  • component protocol (JEP-0114).
  • Service Discovery (JEP-0030).
  • vCards – both Jabber “vcard-temp” and RFC 2426
  • basic parts of the Multi-User Chat protocol (JEP-0045)
  • delayed delivery timestamps (JEP-0091).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyxmpp

Install python-pyxmpp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyxmpp

Install python-pyxmpp 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-pyxmpp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyxmpp

How To Uninstall python-pyxmpp on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-pyxmpp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyxmpp

Uninstall python-pyxmpp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyxmpp

Remove python-pyxmpp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyxmpp

Remove python-pyxmpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyxmpp

Dependencies

python-pyxmpp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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