How To Install python-gridfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gridfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gridfs
python-gridfs is:
GridFS is a storage specification for large objects in MongoDB. The Python gridfs module is an implementation based on the pymongo module. It provides a file-like interface.
There are three methods to install python-gridfs 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-gridfs 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-gridfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gridfs
Install python-gridfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gridfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gridfs
Install python-gridfs 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-gridfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gridfs
How To Uninstall python-gridfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gridfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gridfs
Uninstall python-gridfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gridfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gridfs
Remove python-gridfs Configurations and Data
To remove python-gridfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gridfs
Remove python-gridfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gridfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gridfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gridfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
