How To Install python-signedjson on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-signedjson on Debian 10.
What is python-signedjson
python-signedjson is:
A module to sign JSON objects with ED25519 signatures.
- More than one entity can sign the same object.
- Each entity can sign the object with more than one key making it easier to rotate keys
- ED25519 can be replaced with a different algorithm.
- Unprotected data can be added to the object under the “unsigned” key.
This package is for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-signedjson 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-signedjson 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-signedjson using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-signedjson
Install python-signedjson Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-signedjson using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-signedjson
Install python-signedjson 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-signedjson using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-signedjson
How To Uninstall python-signedjson on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-signedjson package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-signedjson
Uninstall python-signedjson And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-signedjson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-signedjson
Remove python-signedjson Configurations and Data
To remove python-signedjson configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-signedjson
Remove python-signedjson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-signedjson configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-signedjson
Dependencies
python-signedjson have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-signedjson package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
