How To Install python-tango on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tango on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tango
python-tango is:
TANGO is an object oriented distributed control system using CORBA, mainly developed by the Controls Section of the ALBA Synchrotron. PyTango provides bindings for its client- and server-side C++ APIs. With PyTango, you can write TANGO device servers and TANGO applications (scripts, CLIs, GUIs) that access TANGO device servers in pure Python.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-tango 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-tango 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-tango using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tango
Install python-tango Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tango using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tango
Install python-tango 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-tango using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tango
How To Uninstall python-tango on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tango package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tango
Uninstall python-tango And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tango and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tango
Remove python-tango Configurations and Data
To remove python-tango configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tango
Remove python-tango configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tango configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tango
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tango package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
