How To Install python-shodan on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-shodan on Debian 10.
What is python-shodan
python-shodan is:
Shodan is a search engine for Internet-connected devices. Google lets you search for websites, Shodan lets you search for devices. This library provides developers easy access to all of the data stored in Shodan in order to automate tasks and integrate into existing tools.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-shodan 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-shodan 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-shodan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-shodan
Install python-shodan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-shodan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-shodan
Install python-shodan 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-shodan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-shodan
How To Uninstall python-shodan on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-shodan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-shodan
Uninstall python-shodan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-shodan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-shodan
Remove python-shodan Configurations and Data
To remove python-shodan configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-shodan
Remove python-shodan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-shodan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-shodan
Dependencies
python-shodan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-shodan package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.