How To Install libpython-stdlib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-stdlib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpython-stdlib
libpython-stdlib is:
Python, the high-level, interactive object oriented language, includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Python version (currently v2.7).
There are three methods to install libpython-stdlib on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpython-stdlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython-stdlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpython-stdlib
Install libpython-stdlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython-stdlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpython-stdlib
Install libpython-stdlib 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 libpython-stdlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpython-stdlib
How To Uninstall libpython-stdlib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpython-stdlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpython-stdlib
Uninstall libpython-stdlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpython-stdlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython-stdlib
Remove libpython-stdlib Configurations and Data
To remove libpython-stdlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpython-stdlib
Remove libpython-stdlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpython-stdlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython-stdlib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-stdlib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
