How To Install python-ecflow on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ecflow on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ecflow
python-ecflow is:
ecFlow is a meteorological work flow package that enables users to run a large number of programs ( with dependencies on each other and on time) in a controlled environment.
This package contains Python modules used in writing ecflow scripts.
There are three methods to install python-ecflow 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-ecflow 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-ecflow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ecflow
Install python-ecflow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ecflow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ecflow
Install python-ecflow 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-ecflow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ecflow
How To Uninstall python-ecflow on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ecflow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ecflow
Uninstall python-ecflow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ecflow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ecflow
Remove python-ecflow Configurations and Data
To remove python-ecflow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ecflow
Remove python-ecflow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ecflow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ecflow
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ecflow package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
