How To Install python-btchip on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-btchip on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-btchip
python-btchip is:
HW-1 is a secure tiny USB smart card based hardware wallet, keeping your bitcoin based crypto-currency assets safe. The built-in smart card holds your private keys, and signs transactions after you confirm them. Cheap, fun, easy to use, yet offering a rich API for developers, HW-1 makes crypto coins security convenient.
For more info, visit: https://hardwarewallet.com/
There are three methods to install python-btchip 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 python-btchip 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-btchip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-btchip
Install python-btchip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-btchip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-btchip
Install python-btchip 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 python-btchip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-btchip
How To Uninstall python-btchip on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-btchip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-btchip
Uninstall python-btchip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-btchip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-btchip
Remove python-btchip Configurations and Data
To remove python-btchip configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-btchip
Remove python-btchip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-btchip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-btchip
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-btchip package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
