How To Install python-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-importlib-metadata
python-importlib-metadata is:
Provides an API for accessing an installed package’s metadata, such as its entry points or its top-level name. This functionality intends to replace most uses of pkg_resources entry point API and metadata API.
This package contains Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-importlib-metadata
Install python-importlib-metadata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-importlib-metadata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-importlib-metadata
Install python-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-importlib-metadata
How To Uninstall python-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-importlib-metadata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-importlib-metadata
Uninstall python-importlib-metadata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-importlib-metadata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-importlib-metadata
Remove python-importlib-metadata Configurations and Data
To remove python-importlib-metadata configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-importlib-metadata
Remove python-importlib-metadata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-importlib-metadata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-importlib-metadata
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-importlib-metadata package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
