How To Install python-rsa on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rsa on Debian 9. python-rsa is Pure-Python RSA implementation (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rsa on Debian 9.

What is python-rsa

python-rsa is:

Python-RSA is a pure-Python RSA implementation. It supports encryption and decryption, signing and verifying signatures, and key generation according to PKCS#1 version 1.5. It can be used as a Python library as well as on the commandline. The code was mostly written by Sybren A. St?vel.

This package contains the module for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-rsa

Install python-rsa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-rsa

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-rsa

How To Uninstall python-rsa on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-rsa

Uninstall python-rsa And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-rsa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rsa

Remove python-rsa Configurations and Data

To remove python-rsa configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-rsa

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-rsa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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