How To Install python-instagram on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-instagram on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-instagram
python-instagram is:
Python-instagram contains the Python bindings to access the Instagram REST and Search API.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-instagram 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-instagram 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-instagram using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-instagram
Install python-instagram Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-instagram using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-instagram
Install python-instagram 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-instagram using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-instagram
How To Uninstall python-instagram on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-instagram package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-instagram
Uninstall python-instagram And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-instagram and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-instagram
Remove python-instagram Configurations and Data
To remove python-instagram configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-instagram
Remove python-instagram configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-instagram configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-instagram
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-instagram package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
