How To Install python-hkdf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hkdf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-hkdf
python-hkdf is:
This module implements the HMAC Key Derivation function, defined at http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-krawczyk-hkdf-01
There are two interfaces: a functional interface, with separate extract and expand functions as defined in the draft RFC, and a wrapper class for these functions.
There are three methods to install python-hkdf 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-hkdf 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-hkdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-hkdf
Install python-hkdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hkdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-hkdf
Install python-hkdf 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-hkdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-hkdf
How To Uninstall python-hkdf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-hkdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-hkdf
Uninstall python-hkdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-hkdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hkdf
Remove python-hkdf Configurations and Data
To remove python-hkdf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-hkdf
Remove python-hkdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-hkdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hkdf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hkdf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
