How To Install python-binplist on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-binplist on Ubuntu 18.04. python-binplist is binary property list parser module

Introduction

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

What is python-binplist

python-binplist is:

binplist is a parser module for Apple’s binary plist (Property List) files.

There are three methods to install python-binplist 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-binplist 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-binplist using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-binplist

Install python-binplist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-binplist

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-binplist

How To Uninstall python-binplist on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-binplist

Uninstall python-binplist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-binplist

Remove python-binplist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-binplist

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

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

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

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Summary

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