How to Install and Uninstall python-libnacl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 12,2025

1. Install "python-libnacl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install python-libnacl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-libnacl" package

Learn how to uninstall python-libnacl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python-libnacl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-libnacl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-libnacl
Architecture: all
Version: 1.4.5-0ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 54
Depends: libsodium18, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-libnacl/python-libnacl_1.4.5-0ubuntu1.1_all.deb
Size: 9590
MD5sum: 7467ff2f385a5ec103b6cb924791fcb7
SHA1: 8ed47f501326ecaeea179ad184b0fb70bea49867
SHA256: c20d4aeca63c8a817f0c5c308946a6d99af0ed3c81b403a6c34d321b6fe660ea
SHA512: ea51aa6c7f5fb37c11dc233205ef42a6776ea04724244bdb50b6f337b92b5970f3bea59781620a2e29fefa9e430c3a5b5c26448ee9fe2475604fb14cdd294097
Homepage: http://libnacl.readthedocs.io/
Description-en: Python 2 bindings for libsodium based on ctypes
This library is used to gain direct access to the functions exposed by
Daniel J. Bernstein's nacl library via libsodium. It has been constructed
to maintain extensive documentation on how to use nacl as well as being
completely portable.
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This library is unrelated to Native Client (NaCl), the sandbox used in
Chromium.
Description-md5: 59278fed5bab2b75d174f4b881c4fd72