How To Install python-m2ext on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-m2ext on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-m2ext
python-m2ext is:
This package contains extended functionalities that are not yet available in the M2Crypto package.
M2Crypto is an SSL toolkit for Python.
There are three methods to install python-m2ext 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-m2ext 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-m2ext using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-m2ext
Install python-m2ext Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-m2ext using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-m2ext
Install python-m2ext 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-m2ext using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-m2ext
How To Uninstall python-m2ext on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-m2ext package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-m2ext
Uninstall python-m2ext And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-m2ext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-m2ext
Remove python-m2ext Configurations and Data
To remove python-m2ext configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-m2ext
Remove python-m2ext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-m2ext configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-m2ext
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-m2ext package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
