How To Install python3-libfvde on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libfvde on Debian 9. python3-libfvde is FileVault Drive Encryption access library – Python 3 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libfvde on Debian 9.

What is python3-libfvde

python3-libfvde is:

The FVDE format is used by Mac OS X, as of Lion, to encrypt data on a storage media volume.

This package contains Python 3 bindings for libfvde.

There are three methods to install python3-libfvde 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 python3-libfvde Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libfvde using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libfvde

Install python3-libfvde Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libfvde using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-libfvde

Install python3-libfvde 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 python3-libfvde using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libfvde

How To Uninstall python3-libfvde on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-libfvde package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-libfvde

Uninstall python3-libfvde And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-libfvde and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libfvde

Remove python3-libfvde Configurations and Data

To remove python3-libfvde configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libfvde

Remove python3-libfvde configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-libfvde configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-libfvde

Dependencies

python3-libfvde have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libfvde package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.