How To Install python3-nss on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nss on Debian 11.
What is python3-nss
python3-nss is:
This package provides Python3 bindings for Network Security Services (NSS) and the Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR).
NSS is a set of libraries supporting security-enabled client and server applications. Applications built with NSS can support SSL v2 and v3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 certificates, and other security standards. Specific NSS implementations have been FIPS-140 certified.
There are three methods to install python3-nss on Debian 11. 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-nss 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-nss using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-nss
Install python3-nss Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-nss using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-nss
Install python3-nss 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-nss using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-nss
How To Uninstall python3-nss on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-nss package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-nss
Uninstall python3-nss And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-nss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nss
Remove python3-nss Configurations and Data
To remove python3-nss configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nss
Remove python3-nss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-nss configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-nss
Dependencies
python3-nss have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nss package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.