How To Install python3-castellan on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-castellan on Debian 9. python3-castellan is generic key manager interface for OpenStack - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-castellan on Debian 9.

What is python3-castellan

python3-castellan is:

The Castellan module provides a generic key manager interface so that OpenStack projects can use Barbican, but also have the flexibilty to choose an alternative Key Manager as needed. This is helpful during development, for example, where a simple implementation of the Key Manager Interface can be used instead of having to spin up a Barbican instance.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-castellan 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 python3-castellan Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-castellan using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-castellan

Install python3-castellan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-castellan using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-castellan

Install python3-castellan 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 python3-castellan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-castellan

How To Uninstall python3-castellan on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-castellan package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-castellan

Uninstall python3-castellan And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-castellan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-castellan

Remove python3-castellan Configurations and Data

To remove python3-castellan configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-castellan

Remove python3-castellan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-castellan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-castellan

Dependencies

python3-castellan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-castellan package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.