How To Install python-tftpy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tftpy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tftpy
python-tftpy is:
Tftpy is a TFTP library for the Python programming language. It includes client and server classes, with sample implementations. Hooks are included for easy inclusion in a UI for populating progress indicators. It supports RFCs 1350, 2347 and 2348.
There are three methods to install python-tftpy 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-tftpy 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-tftpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tftpy
Install python-tftpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tftpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tftpy
Install python-tftpy 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-tftpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tftpy
How To Uninstall python-tftpy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tftpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tftpy
Uninstall python-tftpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tftpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tftpy
Remove python-tftpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-tftpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tftpy
Remove python-tftpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tftpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tftpy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tftpy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
