How To Install python-feedgenerator on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-feedgenerator on Ubuntu 18.04. python-feedgenerator is Syndication feed generation library (Python 2 version)

Introduction

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

What is python-feedgenerator

python-feedgenerator is:

Feedgenerator is a standalone version of Django’s feedgenerator, which is a syndication feed generation library used for generating RSS.

This is the Python 2 version of the feedgenerator module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-feedgenerator

Install python-feedgenerator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-feedgenerator

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-feedgenerator

How To Uninstall python-feedgenerator on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-feedgenerator

Uninstall python-feedgenerator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-feedgenerator

Remove python-feedgenerator Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-feedgenerator

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

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

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

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Summary

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