How To Install python-msrestazure on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-msrestazure on Ubuntu 18.04. python-msrestazure is Runtime library for AutoRest generated Python 2.x clients

Introduction

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

What is python-msrestazure

python-msrestazure is:

The AutoRest tool generates client libraries for accessing Azure’s RESTful web services. Input to AutoRest is a spec that describes the REST API using the Swagger format. This package contains a Swagger generator for AutoRest for Python 2.x applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-msrestazure

Install python-msrestazure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-msrestazure

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-msrestazure

How To Uninstall python-msrestazure on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-msrestazure

Uninstall python-msrestazure And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-msrestazure

Remove python-msrestazure Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-msrestazure

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

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

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

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Summary

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