How To Install python3-django-otp on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-django-otp on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-django-otp is pluggable framework for two-factor authentication (Python3 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-otp on Debian 12.

What is python3-django-otp

python3-django-otp is:

This project makes it easy to add support for one-time passwords (OTPs) to Django. It can be integrated at various levels, depending on how much customization is required. It integrates with django.contrib.auth, although it is not a Django authentication backend. The primary target is developers wishing to incorporate OTPs into their Django projects as a form of two-factor authentication.

This project includes several simple OTP plugins and more are available separately. This package also includes an implementation of OATH HOTP and TOTP for convenience, as these are standard OTP algorithms used by multiple plugins.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-django-otp on Debian 12. 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-django-otp 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-django-otp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-django-otp

Install python3-django-otp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-django-otp

Install python3-django-otp 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-django-otp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-django-otp

How To Uninstall python3-django-otp on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-django-otp

Uninstall python3-django-otp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-django-otp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-django-otp

Remove python3-django-otp Configurations and Data

To remove python3-django-otp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-django-otp

Remove python3-django-otp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-django-otp

Dependencies

python3-django-otp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-otp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.