How To Install python-icalendar on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-icalendar on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-icalendar
python-icalendar is:
The icalendar package is a parser/generator of iCalendar files for use with Python.
This package contains only Python2 bindings, no userland scripts.
There are three methods to install python-icalendar 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-icalendar 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-icalendar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-icalendar
Install python-icalendar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-icalendar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-icalendar
Install python-icalendar 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-icalendar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-icalendar
How To Uninstall python-icalendar on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-icalendar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-icalendar
Uninstall python-icalendar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-icalendar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-icalendar
Remove python-icalendar Configurations and Data
To remove python-icalendar configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-icalendar
Remove python-icalendar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-icalendar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-icalendar
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-icalendar package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
