How To Install python-nacl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nacl on Debian 10.
What is python-nacl
python-nacl is:
PyNaCl is a Python binding to the Networking and Cryptography library (in the form of libsodium), a crypto library with the stated goal of improving usability, security and speed.
This package contains the Python 2 version of pynacl.
There are three methods to install python-nacl on Debian 10. 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-nacl 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-nacl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-nacl
Install python-nacl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nacl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-nacl
Install python-nacl 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-nacl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-nacl
How To Uninstall python-nacl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-nacl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-nacl
Uninstall python-nacl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-nacl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nacl
Remove python-nacl Configurations and Data
To remove python-nacl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-nacl
Remove python-nacl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-nacl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nacl
Dependencies
python-nacl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nacl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
