How To Install python-unrardll on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-unrardll on Ubuntu 20.04. python-unrardll is Python wrapper for the unrar shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-unrardll on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python-unrardll

python-unrardll is:

Python library that provides access to libunrar

There are three methods to install python-unrardll on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-unrardll 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-unrardll using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-unrardll

Install python-unrardll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-unrardll

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-unrardll

How To Uninstall python-unrardll on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-unrardll

Uninstall python-unrardll And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-unrardll and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-unrardll

Remove python-unrardll Configurations and Data

To remove python-unrardll configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-unrardll

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-unrardll package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.