How To Install python-pytyrant on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytyrant on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pytyrant
python-pytyrant is:
A pure Python client implementation of the binary Tokyo Tyrant protocol. Tokyo Cabinet http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/ is a “super hyper ultra database manager” written and maintained by Mikio Hirabayashi and released under the LGPL.
Tokyo Tyrant is the de facto database server for Tokyo Cabinet written and maintained by the same author. It supports a REST HTTP protocol, memcached, and its own simple binary protocol. This library implements the full binary protocol for the Tokyo Tyrant 1.1.17 in pure Python as defined here::
http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/tyrantdoc/
There are three methods to install python-pytyrant 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-pytyrant 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-pytyrant using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pytyrant
Install python-pytyrant Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pytyrant using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pytyrant
Install python-pytyrant 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-pytyrant using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pytyrant
How To Uninstall python-pytyrant on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pytyrant package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pytyrant
Uninstall python-pytyrant And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pytyrant and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytyrant
Remove python-pytyrant Configurations and Data
To remove python-pytyrant configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytyrant
Remove python-pytyrant configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pytyrant configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pytyrant
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytyrant package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
