How To Install python-u1db on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-u1db on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-u1db
python-u1db is:
An API for storing structured data which can be synchronized across a network connection, including to the Ubuntu One service.
This package includes the Python implementation of the API.
There are three methods to install python-u1db 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-u1db 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-u1db using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-u1db
Install python-u1db Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-u1db using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-u1db
Install python-u1db 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-u1db using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-u1db
How To Uninstall python-u1db on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-u1db package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-u1db
Uninstall python-u1db And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-u1db and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-u1db
Remove python-u1db Configurations and Data
To remove python-u1db configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-u1db
Remove python-u1db configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-u1db configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-u1db
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-u1db package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.