How To Install pypy-atomicwrites on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-atomicwrites on Ubuntu 20.04. pypy-atomicwrites is Atomic file writes - PyPy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-atomicwrites on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is pypy-atomicwrites

pypy-atomicwrites is:

It uses a temporary file in the same directory as the given path. This ensures that the temporary file resides on the same filesystem. The temporary file will then be atomically moved to the target location: On POSIX, it will use rename if files should be overwritten, otherwise a combination of link and unlink.

This package contains the PyPy.

There are three methods to install pypy-atomicwrites 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 pypy-atomicwrites Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-atomicwrites

Install pypy-atomicwrites Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-atomicwrites

Install pypy-atomicwrites 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 pypy-atomicwrites using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-atomicwrites

How To Uninstall pypy-atomicwrites on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the pypy-atomicwrites package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-atomicwrites

Uninstall pypy-atomicwrites And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-atomicwrites

Remove pypy-atomicwrites Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-atomicwrites configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-atomicwrites

Remove pypy-atomicwrites configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-atomicwrites

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Summary

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