How To Install python-gevent-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gevent-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04. python-gevent-websocket is websocket library for the gevent networking library

Introduction

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

What is python-gevent-websocket

python-gevent-websocket is:

gevent-websocket is a WebSocket library for the gevent networking library.

Features include:

  • Integration on both socket level or using an abstract interface.
  • RPC and PubSub framework using WAMP (WebSocket Application Messaging Protocol).
  • Easily extendible using a simple WebSocket protocol plugin API

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gevent-websocket

Install python-gevent-websocket Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gevent-websocket

Install python-gevent-websocket 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-gevent-websocket using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gevent-websocket

How To Uninstall python-gevent-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-gevent-websocket

Uninstall python-gevent-websocket And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gevent-websocket

Remove python-gevent-websocket Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gevent-websocket

Remove python-gevent-websocket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gevent-websocket

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Summary

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