How To Install python-sysv-ipc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sysv-ipc on Ubuntu 18.04. python-sysv-ipc is semaphores, shared memory and message queues - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-sysv-ipc

python-sysv-ipc is:

Sysv_ipc gives Python programs access to System V semaphores, shared memory and message queues. Most (all?) Unixes (including OS X) support System V IPC.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sysv-ipc

Install python-sysv-ipc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sysv-ipc

Install python-sysv-ipc 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-sysv-ipc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-sysv-ipc

How To Uninstall python-sysv-ipc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sysv-ipc

Uninstall python-sysv-ipc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sysv-ipc

Remove python-sysv-ipc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sysv-ipc

Remove python-sysv-ipc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sysv-ipc

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Summary

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