How To Install python-kolabformat on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kolabformat on Ubuntu 18.04. python-kolabformat is Python 2 bindings for Kolab Format 3.0 XML parsing

Introduction

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

What is python-kolabformat

python-kolabformat is:

Libkolabxml is the reference implementation of the Kolab XML format. For more information see the libkolabxml package.

This package provides Python 2 bindings for libkolabxml.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-kolabformat

Install python-kolabformat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-kolabformat

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-kolabformat

How To Uninstall python-kolabformat on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-kolabformat

Uninstall python-kolabformat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kolabformat

Remove python-kolabformat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-kolabformat

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

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

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

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Summary

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