How To Install m2crypto-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install m2crypto-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. m2crypto-doc is Python wrapper for the OpenSSL library (docs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install m2crypto-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is m2crypto-doc

m2crypto-doc is:

m2crypto features the following:

  • RSA, DSA, DH, HMACs, message digests, symmetric ciphers (including AES).
  • SSL functionality to implement clients and servers.
  • HTTPS extensions to Python’s httplib, urllib, and xmlrpclib.
  • Unforgeable HMAC’ing AuthCookies for web session management.
  • FTP/TLS client and server.
  • S/MIME.
  • ZServerSSL: A HTTPS server for Zope.
  • ZSmime: An S/MIME messenger for Zope.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install m2crypto-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install m2crypto-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install m2crypto-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install m2crypto-doc

Install m2crypto-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install m2crypto-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install m2crypto-doc

Install m2crypto-doc 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 m2crypto-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install m2crypto-doc

How To Uninstall m2crypto-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the m2crypto-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove m2crypto-doc

Uninstall m2crypto-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall m2crypto-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove m2crypto-doc

Remove m2crypto-doc Configurations and Data

To remove m2crypto-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge m2crypto-doc

Remove m2crypto-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove m2crypto-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge m2crypto-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install m2crypto-doc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.