How To Install python3-paramiko on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-paramiko on Debian 11.
What is python3-paramiko
python3-paramiko is:
“Paramiko” is a combination of the Esperanto words for “paranoid” and “friend”. It’s a module for Python 2.7/3.4+ that implements the SSH2 protocol for secure (encrypted and authenticated) connections to remote machines. Unlike SSL (aka TLS), SSH2 protocol does not require hierarchical certificates signed by a powerful central authority. You may know SSH2 as the protocol that replaced Telnet and rsh for secure access to remote shells, but the protocol also includes the ability to open arbitrary channels to remote services across the encrypted tunnel (this is how SFTP works, for example).
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-paramiko 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-paramiko 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-paramiko using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-paramiko
Install python3-paramiko Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-paramiko using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-paramiko
Install python3-paramiko 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-paramiko using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-paramiko
How To Uninstall python3-paramiko on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-paramiko package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-paramiko
Uninstall python3-paramiko And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-paramiko and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-paramiko
Remove python3-paramiko Configurations and Data
To remove python3-paramiko configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-paramiko
Remove python3-paramiko configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-paramiko configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-paramiko
Dependencies
python3-paramiko have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-paramiko package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.