How To Install python-libthumbor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libthumbor on Ubuntu 18.04. python-libthumbor is Python module to make usage of Thumbor easy in Python

Introduction

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

What is python-libthumbor

python-libthumbor is:

Allows easy usage of Thumbor in Python, by facilitating the generation of signed URLs to thumbor-generated assets.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-libthumbor

Install python-libthumbor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libthumbor

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-libthumbor

How To Uninstall python-libthumbor on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-libthumbor

Uninstall python-libthumbor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libthumbor

Remove python-libthumbor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libthumbor

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

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

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

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Summary

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