How To Install python-ecdsa on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ecdsa on Debian 9.
What is python-ecdsa
python-ecdsa is:
This is an easy-to-use implementation of ECDSA cryptography (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), implemented purely in Python. With this library, you can quickly create keypairs (signing key and verifying key), sign messages, and verify the signatures. The keys and signatures are very short, making them easy to handle and incorporate into other protocols.
This package contains the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-ecdsa 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 python-ecdsa 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-ecdsa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ecdsa
Install python-ecdsa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ecdsa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ecdsa
Install python-ecdsa 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 python-ecdsa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ecdsa
How To Uninstall python-ecdsa on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-ecdsa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ecdsa
Uninstall python-ecdsa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ecdsa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ecdsa
Remove python-ecdsa Configurations and Data
To remove python-ecdsa configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ecdsa
Remove python-ecdsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ecdsa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ecdsa
Dependencies
python-ecdsa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ecdsa package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.