How To Install python-vertica on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vertica on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-vertica
python-vertica is:
HP Vertica is a commercial column-oriented database.
This package provides all the source, examples and documentation you need to easily connect to and interact with Vertica.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-vertica 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-vertica 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-vertica using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-vertica
Install python-vertica Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vertica using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-vertica
Install python-vertica 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-vertica using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-vertica
How To Uninstall python-vertica on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-vertica package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-vertica
Uninstall python-vertica And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-vertica and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vertica
Remove python-vertica Configurations and Data
To remove python-vertica configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-vertica
Remove python-vertica configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-vertica configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-vertica
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vertica package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
