How To Install python-biplist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-biplist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-biplist
python-biplist is:
biplist is a binary plist parser/generator for Python. Binary Property List (plist) files provide a faster and smaller serialization format for property lists on Mac OS X. This is a library for generating binary plists which can be read by Mac OS X, iOS, or other clients.
This package contains the Python 2 version of biplist.
There are three methods to install python-biplist 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-biplist 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-biplist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-biplist
Install python-biplist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-biplist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-biplist
Install python-biplist 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-biplist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-biplist
How To Uninstall python-biplist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-biplist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-biplist
Uninstall python-biplist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-biplist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-biplist
Remove python-biplist Configurations and Data
To remove python-biplist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-biplist
Remove python-biplist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-biplist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-biplist
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-biplist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
