How To Install pypy-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pypy-importlib-metadata
pypy-importlib-metadata is:
Provides an API for accessing an installed package’s metadata, such as its entry points or its top-level name. This functionality intends to replace most uses of pkg_resources entry point API and metadata API.
This package contains PyPy module.
There are three methods to install pypy-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pypy-importlib-metadata
Install pypy-importlib-metadata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pypy-importlib-metadata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pypy-importlib-metadata
Install pypy-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pypy-importlib-metadata
How To Uninstall pypy-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pypy-importlib-metadata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pypy-importlib-metadata
Uninstall pypy-importlib-metadata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pypy-importlib-metadata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-importlib-metadata
Remove pypy-importlib-metadata Configurations and Data
To remove pypy-importlib-metadata configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-importlib-metadata
Remove pypy-importlib-metadata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pypy-importlib-metadata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-importlib-metadata
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-importlib-metadata package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
