How To Install python-autopilot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-autopilot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-autopilot
python-autopilot is:
The autopilot engine enables to ease the writing of python tests for your application manipulating your inputs like the mouse and keyboard. It also provides a lot of utilities linked to the X server and detecting applications.
This is the legacy Python 2 support.
There are three methods to install python-autopilot 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-autopilot 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-autopilot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-autopilot
Install python-autopilot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-autopilot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-autopilot
Install python-autopilot 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-autopilot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-autopilot
How To Uninstall python-autopilot on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-autopilot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-autopilot
Uninstall python-autopilot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-autopilot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-autopilot
Remove python-autopilot Configurations and Data
To remove python-autopilot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-autopilot
Remove python-autopilot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-autopilot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-autopilot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-autopilot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
