How To Install python-happybase on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-happybase on Ubuntu 18.04. python-happybase is developer-friendly Python library to interact with Apache HBase

Introduction

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

What is python-happybase

python-happybase is:

HappyBase is a developer-friendly Python library to interact with Apache HBase.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-happybase

Install python-happybase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-happybase

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-happybase

How To Uninstall python-happybase on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-happybase

Uninstall python-happybase And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-happybase

Remove python-happybase Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-happybase

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

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

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

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Summary

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