How To Install python-remctl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-remctl on Ubuntu 18.04. python-remctl is Python extension for Kerberos-authenticated command execution

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-remctl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-remctl

python-remctl is:

remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.

This package contains the Python remctl extension, which provides native Python bindings for the libremctl client library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-remctl

Install python-remctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-remctl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-remctl

How To Uninstall python-remctl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-remctl

Uninstall python-remctl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-remctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-remctl

Remove python-remctl Configurations and Data

To remove python-remctl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-remctl

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-remctl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.