How To Install python-pskc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pskc on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pskc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
