How To Install python-ckanclient on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ckanclient on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ckanclient
python-ckanclient is:
The CKAN client software may be used to make requests on the Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) API including its REST interface to all primary objects (packages, groups, tags) and its search interface.
There are three methods to install python-ckanclient 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-ckanclient 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-ckanclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ckanclient
Install python-ckanclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ckanclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ckanclient
Install python-ckanclient 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-ckanclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ckanclient
How To Uninstall python-ckanclient on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ckanclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ckanclient
Uninstall python-ckanclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ckanclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ckanclient
Remove python-ckanclient Configurations and Data
To remove python-ckanclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ckanclient
Remove python-ckanclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ckanclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ckanclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ckanclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
