How To Install python-phpserialize on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-phpserialize on Ubuntu 18.04. python-phpserialize is Python port of PHP serialize and unserialize functions (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-phpserialize

python-phpserialize is:

This module implements the Python serialization interface (eg: provides dumps, loads and similar functions).

This package contains phpserialize for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-phpserialize

Install python-phpserialize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-phpserialize

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-phpserialize

How To Uninstall python-phpserialize on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-phpserialize

Uninstall python-phpserialize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-phpserialize

Remove python-phpserialize Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-phpserialize

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

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

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

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Summary

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