How To Install python-pymongo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymongo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pymongo
python-pymongo is:
MongoDB is a high-performance, open source, schema-free document-oriented data store. Pymongo provides an interface to easily access it from Python. Consider installing the python-pymongo-ext C extension to improve performance.
There are three methods to install python-pymongo 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-pymongo 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-pymongo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pymongo
Install python-pymongo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymongo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pymongo
Install python-pymongo 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-pymongo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pymongo
How To Uninstall python-pymongo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pymongo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pymongo
Uninstall python-pymongo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pymongo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pymongo
Remove python-pymongo Configurations and Data
To remove python-pymongo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pymongo
Remove python-pymongo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pymongo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pymongo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymongo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
