How To Install python3-requests-kerberos on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-requests-kerberos on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-requests-kerberos is Kerberos/GSSAPI authentication handler for python-requests - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-requests-kerberos

python3-requests-kerberos is:

Requests is an HTTP library, written in Python, for human beings. This library adds optional Kerberos/GSSAPI authentication support and supports mutual authentication.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-requests-kerberos

Install python3-requests-kerberos Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-requests-kerberos

Install python3-requests-kerberos 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-requests-kerberos using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-requests-kerberos

How To Uninstall python3-requests-kerberos on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-requests-kerberos

Uninstall python3-requests-kerberos And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-requests-kerberos

Remove python3-requests-kerberos Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-requests-kerberos

Remove python3-requests-kerberos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-requests-kerberos

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Summary

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