How To Install python-apparmor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apparmor on Ubuntu 18.04. python-apparmor is AppArmor Python utility library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apparmor on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-apparmor

python-apparmor is:

python-apparmor provides the Python modules that implement the higher-level AppArmor applications.

There are three methods to install python-apparmor 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 python-apparmor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-apparmor

Install python-apparmor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-apparmor

Install python-apparmor 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 python-apparmor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-apparmor

How To Uninstall python-apparmor on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-apparmor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-apparmor

Uninstall python-apparmor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-apparmor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-apparmor

Remove python-apparmor Configurations and Data

To remove python-apparmor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-apparmor

Remove python-apparmor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-apparmor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apparmor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.