How To Install python3-pgpdump on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgpdump in AlmaLinux 8. python3-pgpdump is PGP packet parser library in Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgpdump on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-pgpdump

python-pgpdump is a Python 3 library for parsing PGP packets. The intent here is not on completeness, as we don’t currently decode every packet type, but on being able to do what people actually have to 95% of the time. Currently supported things include * Signature packets * Public key packets * Secret key packets * Trust, user ID, and user attribute packets * ASCII-armor decoding and CRC check

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pgpdump on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pgpdump.

Install python3-pgpdump on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pgpdump using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pgpdump

Install python3-pgpdump on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pgpdump

How To Uninstall python3-pgpdump on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pgpdump

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgpdump on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.