How To Install python3-pymacaroons on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymacaroons on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pymacaroons is Macaroon library for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymacaroons on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pymacaroons

python3-pymacaroons is:

Macaroons, like cookies, are a form of bearer credential. Unlike opaque tokens, macaroons embed caveats that define specific authorization requirements for the target service, the service that issued the root macaroon and which is capable of verifying the integrity of macaroons it receives.

Macaroons allow for delegation and attenuation of authorization. They are simple and fast to verify, and decouple authorization policy from the enforcement of that policy.

There are three methods to install python3-pymacaroons 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 python3-pymacaroons 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-pymacaroons using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymacaroons

Install python3-pymacaroons Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pymacaroons

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymacaroons

How To Uninstall python3-pymacaroons on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pymacaroons

Uninstall python3-pymacaroons And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pymacaroons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymacaroons

Remove python3-pymacaroons Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pymacaroons configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymacaroons

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymacaroons package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.