How To Install python-file-encryptor on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-file-encryptor on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-file-encryptor
python-file-encryptor is:
This Python module contains helper methods to encrypt and decrypt files inline (without using extra space) and to decrypt streams.
There are three methods to install python-file-encryptor 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-file-encryptor 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-file-encryptor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-file-encryptor
Install python-file-encryptor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-file-encryptor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-file-encryptor
Install python-file-encryptor 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-file-encryptor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-file-encryptor
How To Uninstall python-file-encryptor on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-file-encryptor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-file-encryptor
Uninstall python-file-encryptor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-file-encryptor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-file-encryptor
Remove python-file-encryptor Configurations and Data
To remove python-file-encryptor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-file-encryptor
Remove python-file-encryptor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-file-encryptor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-file-encryptor
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-file-encryptor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
