How To Install python-tooz on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tooz on Ubuntu 18.04. python-tooz is coordination library for distributed systems - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-tooz

python-tooz is:

The Tooz project centralizes the most common distributed primitives like group membership protocol, lock service and leader election by providing a coordination API helping developers to build distributed applications.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-tooz

Install python-tooz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-tooz

Install python-tooz 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-tooz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-tooz

How To Uninstall python-tooz on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-tooz

Uninstall python-tooz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tooz

Remove python-tooz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-tooz

Remove python-tooz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tooz

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Summary

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