How To Install python-sshpubkeys on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sshpubkeys on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sshpubkeys
python-sshpubkeys is:
This module provides a native implementation for validating OpenSSH public keys. Currently ssh-rsa, ssh-dss (DSA), ssh-ed25519 and ecdsa keys with NIST curves are supported.
This package contains the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-sshpubkeys 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-sshpubkeys 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-sshpubkeys using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sshpubkeys
Install python-sshpubkeys Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sshpubkeys using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sshpubkeys
Install python-sshpubkeys 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-sshpubkeys using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sshpubkeys
How To Uninstall python-sshpubkeys on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sshpubkeys package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sshpubkeys
Uninstall python-sshpubkeys And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sshpubkeys and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sshpubkeys
Remove python-sshpubkeys Configurations and Data
To remove python-sshpubkeys configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sshpubkeys
Remove python-sshpubkeys configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sshpubkeys configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sshpubkeys
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sshpubkeys package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.