How To Install pykwalify on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pykwalify on Ubuntu 20.04. pykwalify is Python YAML/JSON schema validation library (command line program)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pykwalify on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is pykwalify

pykwalify is:

PyKwalify is a open source port of the kwalify lib and specification.

PyKwalify allows validating YAML or JSON data against a schema described in YAML or JSON format.

This package installs the command line program.

There are three methods to install pykwalify on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pykwalify Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pykwalify using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pykwalify

Install pykwalify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pykwalify using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pykwalify

Install pykwalify 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 pykwalify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pykwalify

How To Uninstall pykwalify on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the pykwalify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pykwalify

Uninstall pykwalify And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pykwalify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pykwalify

Remove pykwalify Configurations and Data

To remove pykwalify configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pykwalify

Remove pykwalify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pykwalify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pykwalify

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pykwalify package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.