How To Install python-fdsend on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fdsend on Ubuntu 18.04. python-fdsend is Provides an abstraction for file descriptor passing via sockets

Introduction

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

What is python-fdsend

python-fdsend is:

fdsend is yet another file descriptor passing abstraction, specifically for Python. This package offers a few conveniences not commonly found together in other abstractions: sending multiple files at once, sending arbitrary data, and working with both files and file descriptors.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-fdsend

Install python-fdsend Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-fdsend

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-fdsend

How To Uninstall python-fdsend on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-fdsend

Uninstall python-fdsend And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fdsend

Remove python-fdsend Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-fdsend

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

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

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

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Summary

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