How To Install python-ssoclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ssoclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-ssoclient is Simple client for the Ubuntu One SSO API (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-ssoclient

python-ssoclient is:

This package provides a client based on a thin wrapper of the Ubuntu One SSO API (v2).

This package installs the client for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-ssoclient

Install python-ssoclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ssoclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ssoclient

How To Uninstall python-ssoclient on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ssoclient

Uninstall python-ssoclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ssoclient

Remove python-ssoclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ssoclient

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

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

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

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Summary

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