How To Install python-dictobj on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dictobj on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-dictobj
python-dictobj is:
This package extends the functionality of the normal Python dictionary by affording the ability to lookup dictionary keys as instance attributes (i.e. getattr) instead of “indices” (i.e. getitem).
This package contains the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-dictobj 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-dictobj 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-dictobj using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dictobj
Install python-dictobj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dictobj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dictobj
Install python-dictobj 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-dictobj using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dictobj
How To Uninstall python-dictobj on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-dictobj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dictobj
Uninstall python-dictobj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dictobj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dictobj
Remove python-dictobj Configurations and Data
To remove python-dictobj configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dictobj
Remove python-dictobj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dictobj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dictobj
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dictobj package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.