How To Install python3-axolotl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-axolotl
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-axolotl
python3-axolotl is:
This is a Python 3 port of libaxolotol-android package originally written by Moxie Marlinspike. The Libaxolotol library is defined as a ratcheting forward secrecy protocol that works in synchronous and asynchronous messaging environments.
There are three methods to install python3-axolotl
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-axolotl 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-axolotl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-axolotl
Install python3-axolotl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-axolotl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-axolotl
Install python3-axolotl 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-axolotl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-axolotl
How To Uninstall python3-axolotl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-axolotl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-axolotl
Uninstall python3-axolotl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-axolotl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-axolotl
Remove python3-axolotl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-axolotl
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-axolotl
Remove python3-axolotl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-axolotl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-axolotl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-axolotl
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.