How To Install pybtctool on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pybtctool on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pybtctool
pybtctool is:
The ‘pybtctool’ program has a set of commands for interacting with the Bitcoin network.
With a command, you can generate a signature, hash, seed, or address; serialise or deserialise standard data formats; query the blockchain; and many more operations.
This is the command-line tool from the ‘pybitcointools’ project.
There are three methods to install pybtctool 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 pybtctool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pybtctool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pybtctool
Install pybtctool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pybtctool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pybtctool
Install pybtctool 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 pybtctool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pybtctool
How To Uninstall pybtctool on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pybtctool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pybtctool
Uninstall pybtctool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pybtctool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pybtctool
Remove pybtctool Configurations and Data
To remove pybtctool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pybtctool
Remove pybtctool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pybtctool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pybtctool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pybtctool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
