How To Install python-scp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scp on Debian 9. python-scp is scp module for paramiko

Introduction

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

What is python-scp

python-scp is:

The scp.py module uses a paramiko transport to send and recieve files via the scp1 protocol. This is the protocol as referenced from the openssh scp program, and has only been tested with this implementation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-scp

Install python-scp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-scp

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-scp

How To Uninstall python-scp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-scp

Uninstall python-scp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-scp

Remove python-scp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-scp

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-scp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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