How To Install python-hvac on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hvac on Ubuntu 18.04. python-hvac is Python 2 client library for Hashicorp Vault

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hvac on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-hvac

python-hvac is:

HVAC allows accessing secrets stored in a Vault directly from Python code.

An access token must be created first, using a separate tool like vault or vault-client.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-hvac

Install python-hvac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-hvac

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-hvac

How To Uninstall python-hvac on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-hvac

Uninstall python-hvac And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hvac

Remove python-hvac Configurations and Data

To remove python-hvac configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-hvac

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

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

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

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Summary

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