How To Install python-derpconf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-derpconf on Ubuntu 18.04. python-derpconf is Python module to abstract loading configuration files for your app

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-derpconf on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-derpconf

python-derpconf is:

Abstracts loading configuration files for your app.

There are three methods to install python-derpconf 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-derpconf 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-derpconf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-derpconf

Install python-derpconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-derpconf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-derpconf

Install python-derpconf 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-derpconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-derpconf

How To Uninstall python-derpconf on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-derpconf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-derpconf

Uninstall python-derpconf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-derpconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-derpconf

Remove python-derpconf Configurations and Data

To remove python-derpconf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-derpconf

Remove python-derpconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-derpconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-derpconf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-derpconf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.