How To Install python-bd2k on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bd2k on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-bd2k
python-bd2k is:
This package is a dependency for the toil workflow engine. It provides a range of smallish software solutions like hashes and hash tables or iterators.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-bd2k 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-bd2k 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-bd2k using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-bd2k
Install python-bd2k Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-bd2k using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-bd2k
Install python-bd2k 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-bd2k using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-bd2k
How To Uninstall python-bd2k on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-bd2k package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-bd2k
Uninstall python-bd2k And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-bd2k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bd2k
Remove python-bd2k Configurations and Data
To remove python-bd2k configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-bd2k
Remove python-bd2k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-bd2k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bd2k
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bd2k package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
