How To Install python3-securestring on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-securestring on Debian 12.
What is python3-securestring
python3-securestring is:
Python wrapper around OPENSSL_cleanse() which fills a pointer with a string of 0’s, typically used to clear the contents of strings containing cryptographic material.
There are three methods to install python3-securestring 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-securestring 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-securestring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-securestring
Install python3-securestring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-securestring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-securestring
Install python3-securestring 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-securestring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-securestring
How To Uninstall python3-securestring on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-securestring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-securestring
Uninstall python3-securestring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-securestring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-securestring
Remove python3-securestring Configurations and Data
To remove python3-securestring configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-securestring
Remove python3-securestring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-securestring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-securestring
Dependencies
python3-securestring have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-securestring package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
