How To Install python3-social-auth on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-social-auth on Debian 9. python3-social-auth is Python social authentication made simple (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-social-auth on Debian 9.

What is python3-social-auth

python3-social-auth is:

Python Social Auth is an easy-to-setup social authentication/registration mechanism with support for several frameworks and auth providers.

Crafted using base code from django-social-auth, it implements a common interface to define new authentication providers from third parties, and to bring support for more frameworks and ORMs.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-social-auth on Debian 9. 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-social-auth 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-social-auth using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-social-auth

Install python3-social-auth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-social-auth

Install python3-social-auth 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-social-auth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-social-auth

How To Uninstall python3-social-auth on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-social-auth

Uninstall python3-social-auth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-social-auth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-social-auth

Remove python3-social-auth Configurations and Data

To remove python3-social-auth configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-social-auth

Remove python3-social-auth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-social-auth

Dependencies

python3-social-auth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-social-auth package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.