How To Install python3-nacl on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 365 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nacl on Ubuntu.
What is python3-nacl
python3-nacl is:
PyNaCl is a Python binding to the Networking and Cryptography library (in the form of libsodium), a crypto library with the stated goal of improving usability, security and speed.
This package contains the Python 3 version of pynacl.
There are three methods to install python3-nacl 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-nacl 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-nacl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-nacl
Install python3-nacl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-nacl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-nacl
Install python3-nacl 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-nacl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-nacl
How To Uninstall python3-nacl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-nacl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-nacl
Uninstall python3-nacl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-nacl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nacl
Remove python3-nacl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-nacl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nacl
Remove python3-nacl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-nacl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-nacl
Dependencies
python3-nacl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nacl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.