How To Install python-keyrings.alt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keyrings.alt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-keyrings.alt
python-keyrings.alt is:
The Python keyring library provides an easy way to access the system keyring service from Python. It can be used in any application that needs safe password storage.
Keyrings.alt module contains the alternate keyring backend implementations for use with python-keyring, most importantly the file backend which does not need any external services to work.
Keyrings in this package may have security risks or other implications. These backends were extracted from the main keyring project to make them available for those who wish to employ them, but are discouraged for general production use. Include this module and use its backends at your own risk.
This package contains the Python 2 version of keyrings.alt.
There are three methods to install python-keyrings.alt 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-keyrings.alt 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-keyrings.alt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-keyrings.alt
Install python-keyrings.alt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-keyrings.alt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-keyrings.alt
Install python-keyrings.alt 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-keyrings.alt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-keyrings.alt
How To Uninstall python-keyrings.alt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-keyrings.alt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-keyrings.alt
Uninstall python-keyrings.alt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-keyrings.alt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-keyrings.alt
Remove python-keyrings.alt Configurations and Data
To remove python-keyrings.alt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-keyrings.alt
Remove python-keyrings.alt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-keyrings.alt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-keyrings.alt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keyrings.alt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
