How To Install python-bitcoin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bitcoin on Debian 10.
What is python-bitcoin
python-bitcoin is:
??bitcoin?? is a Python library for signatures and transactions on cryptocurrency networks, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-bitcoin on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-bitcoin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-bitcoin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-bitcoin
Install python-bitcoin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-bitcoin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-bitcoin
Install python-bitcoin 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 python-bitcoin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-bitcoin
How To Uninstall python-bitcoin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-bitcoin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-bitcoin
Uninstall python-bitcoin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-bitcoin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bitcoin
Remove python-bitcoin Configurations and Data
To remove python-bitcoin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-bitcoin
Remove python-bitcoin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-bitcoin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bitcoin
Dependencies
python-bitcoin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bitcoin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
