How To Install python3-paramiko on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-paramiko on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-paramiko
python3-paramiko is:
This is a library for making SSH2 connections (client or server). Emphasis is on using SSH2 as an alternative to SSL for making secure connections between Python scripts. All major ciphers and hash methods are supported. SFTP client and server mode are both supported too.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-paramiko 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 python3-paramiko 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-paramiko using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-paramiko
Install python3-paramiko Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-paramiko using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-paramiko
Install python3-paramiko 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 python3-paramiko using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-paramiko
How To Uninstall python3-paramiko on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-paramiko package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-paramiko
Uninstall python3-paramiko And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-paramiko and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-paramiko
Remove python3-paramiko Configurations and Data
To remove python3-paramiko configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-paramiko
Remove python3-paramiko configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-paramiko configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-paramiko
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-paramiko package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
