How To Install python-tickcount on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tickcount on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tickcount
python-tickcount is:
Python C extension module giving access to the internal tickcounter of Python.
This is useful for certain forms of profiling or performance analysis.
There are three methods to install python-tickcount 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-tickcount 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-tickcount using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tickcount
Install python-tickcount Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tickcount using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tickcount
Install python-tickcount 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-tickcount using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tickcount
How To Uninstall python-tickcount on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tickcount package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tickcount
Uninstall python-tickcount And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tickcount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tickcount
Remove python-tickcount Configurations and Data
To remove python-tickcount configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tickcount
Remove python-tickcount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tickcount configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tickcount
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tickcount package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.