How To Install python-gnupg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnupg on Debian 9. python-gnupg is Python wrapper for the GNU Privacy Guard (Python 2.x)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnupg on Debian 9.

What is python-gnupg

python-gnupg is:

Python-GnuPG allows easy and well-documented access to basic GnuPG functionality such as generating and managing keys, encrypting and decrypting data, signing and verifying messages.

This package provides Python 2.x version of python-gnupg.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gnupg

Install python-gnupg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gnupg

Install python-gnupg 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-gnupg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gnupg

How To Uninstall python-gnupg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-gnupg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gnupg

Uninstall python-gnupg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gnupg

Remove python-gnupg Configurations and Data

To remove python-gnupg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gnupg

Remove python-gnupg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gnupg

Dependencies

python-gnupg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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