How To Install python-lunar on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lunar on Ubuntu 18.04. python-lunar is Python bindings for the Chinese Lunar library

Introduction

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

What is python-lunar

python-lunar is:

This library provide a struct to covert between Chinese lunar calendar and Gregorian calendar.

It also provide a GTK+ Widget which can display Chinese lunar calendar.

This package contains Python module `lunar'.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-lunar

Install python-lunar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-lunar

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-lunar

How To Uninstall python-lunar on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-lunar

Uninstall python-lunar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-lunar

Remove python-lunar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-lunar

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

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

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

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Summary

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