How To Install python3-x3dh on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-x3dh on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-x3dh
python3-x3dh is:
This python library offers an implementation of the Extended Triple Diffie-Hellman key agreement protocol (X3DH) as specified here.
The goal is to provide a configurable and independent implementation of the protocol, while keeping the structure close to the specification.
This library was developed as part of python-omemo, a pretty cool end-to-end encryption protocol.
This package provides the Python 3.x module.
There are three methods to install python3-x3dh on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-x3dh 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-x3dh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-x3dh
Install python3-x3dh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-x3dh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-x3dh
Install python3-x3dh 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-x3dh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-x3dh
How To Uninstall python3-x3dh on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-x3dh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-x3dh
Uninstall python3-x3dh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-x3dh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-x3dh
Remove python3-x3dh Configurations and Data
To remove python3-x3dh configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-x3dh
Remove python3-x3dh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-x3dh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-x3dh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-x3dh package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.