How To Install python-hacking on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hacking on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-hacking
python-hacking is:
Hacking is a set of flake8 plugins that test and enforce the OpenStack Style Commandments. It checks that your code matches the coding style which is mandatory for contributing to OpenStack.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-hacking 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-hacking 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-hacking using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-hacking
Install python-hacking Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hacking using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-hacking
Install python-hacking 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-hacking using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-hacking
How To Uninstall python-hacking on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-hacking package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-hacking
Uninstall python-hacking And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-hacking and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hacking
Remove python-hacking Configurations and Data
To remove python-hacking configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-hacking
Remove python-hacking configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-hacking configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hacking
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hacking package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
