How To Install python-arpy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-arpy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-arpy
python-arpy is:
arpy is a library for accessing the archive files and reading the contents. It supports extended long filenames in both GNU and BSD format. Right now it does not support the symbol tables, but can ignore them gracefully.
There are three methods to install python-arpy 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-arpy 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-arpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-arpy
Install python-arpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-arpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-arpy
Install python-arpy 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-arpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-arpy
How To Uninstall python-arpy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-arpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-arpy
Uninstall python-arpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-arpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-arpy
Remove python-arpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-arpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-arpy
Remove python-arpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-arpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-arpy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-arpy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
