How To Install python-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-keyring
python-keyring is:
The Python keyring library provides an easy way to access the system keyring service (e.g Gnome-Keyring, KWallet) from Python. It can be used in any application that needs safe password storage.
There are three methods to install python-keyring 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-keyring 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-keyring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-keyring
Install python-keyring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-keyring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-keyring
Install python-keyring 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-keyring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-keyring
How To Uninstall python-keyring on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-keyring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-keyring
Uninstall python-keyring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-keyring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-keyring
Remove python-keyring Configurations and Data
To remove python-keyring configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-keyring
Remove python-keyring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-keyring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-keyring
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keyring package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
