How To Install python-keepkey on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keepkey on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-keepkey
python-keepkey is:
This is a modified version of python-trezor. The changes made were to support KeepKey’s protocol, as well as the additional feature set of KeepKey. For example, by default, device_recovery command invokes KeepKey’s style of device recovery using the Recovery Cipher.
See http://www.keepkey.com/ for more information.
There are three methods to install python-keepkey 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-keepkey 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-keepkey using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-keepkey
Install python-keepkey Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-keepkey using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-keepkey
Install python-keepkey 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-keepkey using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-keepkey
How To Uninstall python-keepkey on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-keepkey package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-keepkey
Uninstall python-keepkey And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-keepkey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-keepkey
Remove python-keepkey Configurations and Data
To remove python-keepkey configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-keepkey
Remove python-keepkey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-keepkey configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-keepkey
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keepkey package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.