How To Install python-sesame on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sesame on Ubuntu 18.04. python-sesame is Python wrapper for Sesames REST HTTP API

Introduction

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

What is python-sesame

python-sesame is:

Sesame is an open source RDF Schema-based storage and querying facility.

Now you can easily do the following from your Python script:

  • Log in
  • Log out
  • Request a list of available repositories
  • Evaluate a SeRQL-select, RQL or RDQL query
  • Evaluate a SeRQL-construct query
  • Extract RDF from a repository
  • Uploading data to a repository
  • Add data from the web to a repository
  • Clear a repository
  • Remove statements

Homepage: http://pysesame.projects.semwebcentral.org/

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sesame

Install python-sesame Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sesame

Install python-sesame 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-sesame using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-sesame

How To Uninstall python-sesame on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sesame

Uninstall python-sesame And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sesame

Remove python-sesame Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sesame

Remove python-sesame configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sesame

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Summary

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