How To Install python-pyaes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyaes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyaes
python-pyaes is:
A pure-Python implementation of the AES (FIPS-197) block-cipher algorithm and common modes of operation (CBC, CFB, CTR, ECB, OFB) with no dependencies beyond standard Python libraries. See README.md for API reference and details.
This package contains the Python 2 version of pyaes.
There are three methods to install python-pyaes 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-pyaes 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-pyaes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyaes
Install python-pyaes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyaes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyaes
Install python-pyaes 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-pyaes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyaes
How To Uninstall python-pyaes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyaes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyaes
Uninstall python-pyaes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyaes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyaes
Remove python-pyaes Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyaes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyaes
Remove python-pyaes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyaes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyaes
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyaes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
