How To Install python-pluginbase on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pluginbase on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pluginbase is Support library for building plugins systems (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is `python-pluginbase`

python-pluginbase is:

This package contains a module that enables the development of flexible plugin systems in Python.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pluginbase

Install python-pluginbase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pluginbase

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pluginbase

How To Uninstall python-pluginbase on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pluginbase

Uninstall python-pluginbase And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pluginbase

Remove python-pluginbase Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pluginbase

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

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

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

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Summary

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