How To Install solo-python on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install solo-python on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is solo-python
solo-python is:
Lets you manage your SoloKeys device, the first open-source FIDO2 security key. One can generate key pairs, verify, update or reset the key.
There are three methods to install solo-python on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install solo-python Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install solo-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install solo-python
Install solo-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install solo-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install solo-python
Install solo-python 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 solo-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install solo-python
How To Uninstall solo-python on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the solo-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove solo-python
Uninstall solo-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall solo-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove solo-python
Remove solo-python Configurations and Data
To remove solo-python configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge solo-python
Remove solo-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove solo-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge solo-python
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install solo-python package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.