How To Install yapet 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 yapet on Ubuntu.
What is yapet
yapet is:
Yapet is a curses based password encryption tool using the Blowfish encryption algorithm to store password records encrypted on disk. Its primary aim is to provide a safe way to store passwords in a file on disk while having a small footprint.
There are three methods to install yapet 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 yapet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yapet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yapet
Install yapet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yapet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yapet
Install yapet 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 yapet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yapet
How To Uninstall yapet on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the yapet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yapet
Uninstall yapet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yapet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yapet
Remove yapet Configurations and Data
To remove yapet configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yapet
Remove yapet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yapet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yapet
Dependencies
yapet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yapet package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.