How To Install python-pyst on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyst on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyst
python-pyst is:
Pyst consists of a set of interfaces and libraries to allow programming and control of Asterisk from Python. The library currently supports:
- AGI (Asterisk Gateway Interface)
- AMI (Asterisk Manager Interface)
- parsing of Asterisk configuration files
It also provides a helper module to display Python AGI backtraces in the Asterisk console.
There are three methods to install python-pyst 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-pyst 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-pyst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyst
Install python-pyst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyst
Install python-pyst 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-pyst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyst
How To Uninstall python-pyst on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyst
Uninstall python-pyst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyst
Remove python-pyst Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyst
Remove python-pyst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyst
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
