How To Install python-tzlocal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tzlocal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tzlocal
python-tzlocal is:
This Python module returns a tzinfo object with the local timezone information.
This package contains tzlocal for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-tzlocal 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-tzlocal 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-tzlocal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tzlocal
Install python-tzlocal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tzlocal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tzlocal
Install python-tzlocal 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-tzlocal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tzlocal
How To Uninstall python-tzlocal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tzlocal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tzlocal
Uninstall python-tzlocal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tzlocal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tzlocal
Remove python-tzlocal Configurations and Data
To remove python-tzlocal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tzlocal
Remove python-tzlocal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tzlocal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tzlocal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tzlocal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
