How To Install python-cffi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cffi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cffi
python-cffi is:
Convenient and reliable way of calling C code from Python.
The aim of this project is to provide a convenient and reliable way of calling C code from Python. It keeps Python logic in Python, and minimises the C required. It is able to work at either the C API or ABI level, unlike most other approaches, that only support the ABI level.
This package contains the necessary build and runtime support for cffi modules.
There are three methods to install python-cffi 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-cffi 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-cffi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cffi
Install python-cffi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cffi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cffi
Install python-cffi 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-cffi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cffi
How To Uninstall python-cffi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cffi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cffi
Uninstall python-cffi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cffi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cffi
Remove python-cffi Configurations and Data
To remove python-cffi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cffi
Remove python-cffi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cffi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cffi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cffi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
