How To Install python3-pyremctl on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pyremctl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pyremctl is Python 3 extension for Kerberos-authenticated command execution

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyremctl

python3-pyremctl is:

The Python 3 remctl extension, which provides native Python bindings for the libremctl client library.

remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyremctl

Install python3-pyremctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyremctl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyremctl

How To Uninstall python3-pyremctl on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyremctl

Uninstall python3-pyremctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyremctl

Remove python3-pyremctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyremctl

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyremctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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