How To Install python-pskc on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pskc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pskc is Python module for handling PSKC files (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-pskc

python-pskc is:

This Python library handles Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC) files as defined in RFC6030. PSKC files are used to transport and provision symmetric keys and key meta data (seed files) to different types of crypto modules, commonly one-time password tokens or other authentication devices.

This module can be used to extract keys from PSKC files for use in an OTP authentication system. The module can also be used for authoring PSKC files.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pskc

Install python-pskc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pskc

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pskc

How To Uninstall python-pskc on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pskc

Uninstall python-pskc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pskc

Remove python-pskc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pskc

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pskc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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