How To Install python-utmp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-utmp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-utmp
python-utmp is:
python-utmp provides 3 modules to access utmp and wtmp records. utmpaccess is lowlevel module wrapping glibc functions, UTMPCONST provides useful constants, and utmp is module build on top of utmpaccess module, providing object oriented interface.
There are three methods to install python-utmp 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-utmp 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-utmp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-utmp
Install python-utmp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-utmp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-utmp
Install python-utmp 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-utmp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-utmp
How To Uninstall python-utmp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-utmp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-utmp
Uninstall python-utmp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-utmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-utmp
Remove python-utmp Configurations and Data
To remove python-utmp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-utmp
Remove python-utmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-utmp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-utmp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-utmp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
