How To Install python-pastewebkit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pastewebkit on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pastewebkit is port/reimplementation of Webware WebKit in WSGI and Paste

Introduction

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

What is python-pastewebkit

python-pastewebkit is:

This is a reimplementation of the Webware WebKit servlet API. This implementation uses WSGI internally very heavily, and builds upon the framework-neutral tools and services in Paste

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pastewebkit

Install python-pastewebkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pastewebkit

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pastewebkit

How To Uninstall python-pastewebkit on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pastewebkit

Uninstall python-pastewebkit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pastewebkit

Remove python-pastewebkit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pastewebkit

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

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

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

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Summary

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