How To Install python3-opentimestamps on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-opentimestamps on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-opentimestamps is Python3 library for creating and verifying OpenTimestamps proofs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opentimestamps on Debian 12.

What is python3-opentimestamps

python3-opentimestamps is:

OpenTimestamps aims to be a standard format for blockchain timestamping. The format is flexible enough to be vendor and blockchain independent.

A timestamp proves that some data existed prior to some point in time. OpenTimestamps defines a set of operations for creating provable timestamps and later independently verifying them.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-opentimestamps on Debian 12. 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-opentimestamps 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-opentimestamps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-opentimestamps

Install python3-opentimestamps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-opentimestamps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-opentimestamps

Install python3-opentimestamps 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 python3-opentimestamps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-opentimestamps

How To Uninstall python3-opentimestamps on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-opentimestamps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-opentimestamps

Uninstall python3-opentimestamps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-opentimestamps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-opentimestamps

Remove python3-opentimestamps Configurations and Data

To remove python3-opentimestamps configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-opentimestamps

Remove python3-opentimestamps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-opentimestamps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-opentimestamps

Dependencies

python3-opentimestamps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opentimestamps package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.