How To Install python-powerline-taskwarrior on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-powerline-taskwarrior on Ubuntu 18.04. python-powerline-taskwarrior is Powerline segment for showing Taskwarrior information (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-powerline-taskwarrior

python-powerline-taskwarrior is:

A Powerline segment for showing information from Taskwarrior task manager.

It will show current context and active task (first of alphabetical order).

This package contains the Python 2 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-powerline-taskwarrior

Install python-powerline-taskwarrior Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-powerline-taskwarrior

Install python-powerline-taskwarrior 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-powerline-taskwarrior using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-powerline-taskwarrior

How To Uninstall python-powerline-taskwarrior on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-powerline-taskwarrior

Uninstall python-powerline-taskwarrior And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-powerline-taskwarrior

Remove python-powerline-taskwarrior Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-powerline-taskwarrior

Remove python-powerline-taskwarrior configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-powerline-taskwarrior

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Summary

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