How To Install python-curtsies on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-curtsies on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-curtsies
python-curtsies is:
Curtsies is a library for interacting with the terminal. It features string-like objects which carry formatting information, per-line fullscreen terminal rendering, and keyboard input event reporting.
This package provides the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-curtsies 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-curtsies 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-curtsies using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-curtsies
Install python-curtsies Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-curtsies using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-curtsies
Install python-curtsies 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-curtsies using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-curtsies
How To Uninstall python-curtsies on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-curtsies package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-curtsies
Uninstall python-curtsies And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-curtsies and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-curtsies
Remove python-curtsies Configurations and Data
To remove python-curtsies configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-curtsies
Remove python-curtsies configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-curtsies configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-curtsies
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-curtsies package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
