How To Install python3-certbot-dns-route53 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-certbot-dns-route53 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-certbot-dns-route53
python3-certbot-dns-route53 is:
The objective of Certbot, Let’s Encrypt, and the ACME (Automated Certificate Management Environment) protocol is to make it possible to set up an HTTPS server and have it automatically obtain a browser-trusted certificate, without any human intervention. This is accomplished by running a certificate management agent on the web server.
This agent is used to:
- Automatically prove to the Let’s Encrypt CA that you control the website
- Obtain a browser-trusted certificate and set it up on your web server
- Keep track of when your certificate is going to expire, and renew it
- Help you revoke the certificate if that ever becomes necessary.
This package contains the Route53 DNS plugin to the main application.
There are three methods to install python3-certbot-dns-route53 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-certbot-dns-route53 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-certbot-dns-route53 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-certbot-dns-route53
Install python3-certbot-dns-route53 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-certbot-dns-route53 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-certbot-dns-route53
Install python3-certbot-dns-route53 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-certbot-dns-route53 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-certbot-dns-route53
How To Uninstall python3-certbot-dns-route53 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-certbot-dns-route53 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-certbot-dns-route53
Uninstall python3-certbot-dns-route53 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-certbot-dns-route53 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-certbot-dns-route53
Remove python3-certbot-dns-route53 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-certbot-dns-route53 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-certbot-dns-route53
Remove python3-certbot-dns-route53 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-certbot-dns-route53 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-certbot-dns-route53
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-certbot-dns-route53 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
