How To Install python-libfvde on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libfvde on Debian 9.
What is python-libfvde
python-libfvde is:
The FVDE format is used by Mac OS X, as of Lion, to encrypt data on a storage media volume.
This package contains Python 2 bindings for libfvde.
There are three methods to install python-libfvde on Debian 9. 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-libfvde 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-libfvde using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libfvde
Install python-libfvde Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libfvde using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libfvde
Install python-libfvde 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libfvde using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libfvde
How To Uninstall python-libfvde on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-libfvde package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libfvde
Uninstall python-libfvde And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libfvde and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libfvde
Remove python-libfvde Configurations and Data
To remove python-libfvde configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libfvde
Remove python-libfvde configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libfvde configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libfvde
Dependencies
python-libfvde have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libfvde package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.