How To Install python-measurement on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-measurement on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-measurement
python-measurement is:
Easily use and manipulate unit-aware measurement objects in Python.
django.contrib.gis.measure has these wonderful Distance objects that can be used not only for storing a unit-aware distance measurement, but also for converting between different units and adding/subtracting these objects from one another.
This module not only provides those Distance and Area measurement objects (courtesy of Django), but also other measurements including Weight, Volume, and Temperature.
This package contains the Python 2 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python-measurement 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-measurement 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-measurement using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-measurement
Install python-measurement Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-measurement using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-measurement
Install python-measurement 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-measurement using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-measurement
How To Uninstall python-measurement on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-measurement package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-measurement
Uninstall python-measurement And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-measurement and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-measurement
Remove python-measurement Configurations and Data
To remove python-measurement configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-measurement
Remove python-measurement configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-measurement configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-measurement
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-measurement package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.