How To Install python-pbkdf2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pbkdf2 on Debian 9.
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 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-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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
