How To Install python-popcon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-popcon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-popcon
python-popcon is:
This package provides the popcon module for Python 2, which allows one to query Debian’s Popularity Contest data.
There are three methods to install python-popcon 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-popcon 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-popcon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-popcon
Install python-popcon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-popcon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-popcon
Install python-popcon 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-popcon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-popcon
How To Uninstall python-popcon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-popcon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-popcon
Uninstall python-popcon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-popcon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-popcon
Remove python-popcon Configurations and Data
To remove python-popcon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-popcon
Remove python-popcon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-popcon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-popcon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-popcon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.