How To Install python-characteristic on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-characteristic on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-characteristic
python-characteristic is:
characteristic is Python package with class decorators that ease the chores of implementing the most common attribute-related object protocols.
You just specify the attributes to work with and characteristic gives you:
- a nice human-readable repr,
- a complete set of comparison methods,
- and a kwargs-based initializer (that cooperates with your existing one)
without writing dull boilerplate code again and again.
There are three methods to install python-characteristic on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-characteristic 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-characteristic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-characteristic
Install python-characteristic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-characteristic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-characteristic
Install python-characteristic 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-characteristic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-characteristic
How To Uninstall python-characteristic on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-characteristic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-characteristic
Uninstall python-characteristic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-characteristic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-characteristic
Remove python-characteristic Configurations and Data
To remove python-characteristic configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-characteristic
Remove python-characteristic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-characteristic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-characteristic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-characteristic package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
