How To Install python-semver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-semver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-semver
python-semver is:
This Python module helps to compare versions as noted at http://semver.org/. The system is like this: given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
- MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes,
- MINOR version when you add functionality in a backwards-compatible manner,
- PATCH version when you make backwards-compatible bug fixes.
Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-semver 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-semver 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-semver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-semver
Install python-semver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-semver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-semver
Install python-semver 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-semver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-semver
How To Uninstall python-semver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-semver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-semver
Uninstall python-semver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-semver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-semver
Remove python-semver Configurations and Data
To remove python-semver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-semver
Remove python-semver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-semver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-semver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-semver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
