How To Install python-pbkdf2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pbkdf2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pbkdf2 is Python RSA PKCS#5 v2.0 module (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pbkdf2 on Debian 10.

What is python-pbkdf2

python-pbkdf2 is:

This module implements the password-based key derivation function, PBKDF2, specified in RSA PKCS#5 v2.0.

PKCS#5 v2.0 Password-Based Key Derivation is a key derivation function which is part of the RSA Public Key Cryptography Standards series. The provided implementation takes a password or a passphrase and a salt value (and optionally a iteration count, a digest module, and a MAC module) and provides a file-like object from which an arbitrarly-sized key can be read.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-pbkdf2 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-pbkdf2 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-pbkdf2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pbkdf2

Install python-pbkdf2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pbkdf2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pbkdf2

Install python-pbkdf2 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-pbkdf2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pbkdf2

How To Uninstall python-pbkdf2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-pbkdf2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pbkdf2

Uninstall python-pbkdf2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pbkdf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pbkdf2

Remove python-pbkdf2 Configurations and Data

To remove python-pbkdf2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pbkdf2

Remove python-pbkdf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pbkdf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pbkdf2

Dependencies

python-pbkdf2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pbkdf2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.