How To Install python3-audit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-audit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-audit
python3-audit is:
The package contains the Python3 bindings for libaudit and libauparse, which are used to monitor systems for security related events. Python can be used to parse and process the security event messages.
There are three methods to install python3-audit 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 python3-audit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-audit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-audit
Install python3-audit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-audit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-audit
Install python3-audit 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 python3-audit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-audit
How To Uninstall python3-audit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-audit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-audit
Uninstall python3-audit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-audit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-audit
Remove python3-audit Configurations and Data
To remove python3-audit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-audit
Remove python3-audit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-audit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-audit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-audit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
