How To Install python-stevedore on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-stevedore on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-stevedore
python-stevedore is:
Python makes loading code dynamically easy, allowing you to configure and extend your application by discovering and loading extensions (plugins) at runtime. Many applications implement their own library for doing this, using import or importlib. stevedore avoids creating yet another extension mechanism by building on top of setuptools entry points. The code for managing entry points tends to be repetitive, though, so stevedore provides manager classes for implementing common patterns for using dynamically loaded extensions.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-stevedore 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-stevedore 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-stevedore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-stevedore
Install python-stevedore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-stevedore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-stevedore
Install python-stevedore 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-stevedore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-stevedore
How To Uninstall python-stevedore on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-stevedore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-stevedore
Uninstall python-stevedore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-stevedore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-stevedore
Remove python-stevedore Configurations and Data
To remove python-stevedore configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-stevedore
Remove python-stevedore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-stevedore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-stevedore
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-stevedore package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.