How To Install python3-bcrypt on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bcrypt on Ubuntu.
What is python3-bcrypt
python3-bcrypt is:
bcrypt is a Python module which provides a password hashing method based on the Blowfish password hashing algorithm, as described in “A Future-Adaptable Password Scheme” by Niels Provos and David Mazieres: http://static.usenix.org/events/usenix99/provos.html.
This package provides the bcrypt Python module for Python 3.x.
There are three methods to install python3-bcrypt on Ubuntu. 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-bcrypt 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-bcrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-bcrypt
Install python3-bcrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bcrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-bcrypt
Install python3-bcrypt 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-bcrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-bcrypt
How To Uninstall python3-bcrypt on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-bcrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-bcrypt
Uninstall python3-bcrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-bcrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bcrypt
Remove python3-bcrypt Configurations and Data
To remove python3-bcrypt configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bcrypt
Remove python3-bcrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-bcrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bcrypt
Dependencies
python3-bcrypt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bcrypt package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.