How To Install python3-pgpdump on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgpdump on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pgpdump is PGP packet parser library (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgpdump on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pgpdump

python3-pgpdump is:

python-pgpdump is a Python library for parsing PGP packets as specified in RFC2440 and RFC4880. It is derived from pgpdump, a C program published at: http://www.mew.org/~kazu/proj/pgpdump/ The intent is to support what people actually have to do with PGP packets 95% of the time. This module does not aim to be a complete PGP parser, as it currently does not decode every PGP packet type. Currently supported things include:

  • Signature packets
  • Public key packets
  • ASCII-armor decoding and CRC check

A single codebase with dependencies on only the standard Python library is compatible across Python 2.7, Python 3.2, and PyPy 1.8.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-pgpdump 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-pgpdump 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-pgpdump using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pgpdump

Install python3-pgpdump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pgpdump

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pgpdump

How To Uninstall python3-pgpdump on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pgpdump

Uninstall python3-pgpdump And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pgpdump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pgpdump

Remove python3-pgpdump Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pgpdump configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pgpdump

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pgpdump package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.