How To Install python-twisted-news on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twisted-news on Ubuntu 18.04. python-twisted-news is twisted dummy package for NNTP protocol implementation

Introduction

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

What is python-twisted-news

python-twisted-news is:

All the code has been moved to python-twisted-core, this package contains only documentation and is going to be removed. See https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/7964.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-twisted-news

Install python-twisted-news Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-twisted-news

Install python-twisted-news 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-twisted-news using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-twisted-news

How To Uninstall python-twisted-news on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-twisted-news

Uninstall python-twisted-news And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-twisted-news

Remove python-twisted-news Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-twisted-news

Remove python-twisted-news configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-twisted-news

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Summary

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