How To Install python-libbde on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libbde on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libbde
python-libbde is:
The BDE format is used by Microsoft Windows (Vista and later) to encrypt data on a storage media volume.
This package includes Python 2 bindings.
There are three methods to install python-libbde 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-libbde 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-libbde using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libbde
Install python-libbde Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libbde using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libbde
Install python-libbde 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-libbde using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libbde
How To Uninstall python-libbde on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libbde package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libbde
Uninstall python-libbde And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libbde and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libbde
Remove python-libbde Configurations and Data
To remove python-libbde configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libbde
Remove python-libbde configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libbde configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libbde
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libbde package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
