How To Install python3-secretstorage 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-secretstorage on Ubuntu.
What is python3-secretstorage
python3-secretstorage is:
Python-SecretStorage provides a way for securely storing passwords and other secrets.
It uses D-Bus Secret Service API that is supported by GNOME Keyring (>= 2.30) and KSecretsService.
It allows one to create, edit and delete secret items, manipulate secret collections, and search for items matching given attributes. It also supports locking and unlocking collections.
This package provides Python 3.x version of SecretStorage.
There are three methods to install python3-secretstorage 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-secretstorage 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-secretstorage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-secretstorage
Install python3-secretstorage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-secretstorage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-secretstorage
Install python3-secretstorage 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-secretstorage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-secretstorage
How To Uninstall python3-secretstorage on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-secretstorage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-secretstorage
Uninstall python3-secretstorage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-secretstorage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-secretstorage
Remove python3-secretstorage Configurations and Data
To remove python3-secretstorage configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-secretstorage
Remove python3-secretstorage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-secretstorage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-secretstorage
Dependencies
python3-secretstorage have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-secretstorage package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.