How To Install python-tracer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tracer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tracer
python-tracer is:
Python tracer module allows several trace hooks to get registered and unregistered and allow tracing to be turned on and off temporarily without losing the trace hooks. You can also indicate filters on events for which trace hooks should fire and mark methods that should automatically be ignored.
There are three methods to install python-tracer 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-tracer 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-tracer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tracer
Install python-tracer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tracer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tracer
Install python-tracer 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-tracer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tracer
How To Uninstall python-tracer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tracer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tracer
Uninstall python-tracer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tracer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tracer
Remove python-tracer Configurations and Data
To remove python-tracer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tracer
Remove python-tracer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tracer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tracer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tracer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
