How To Install python-whisper on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whisper on Ubuntu 18.04. python-whisper is database engine for fast, reliable fixed-sized databases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whisper on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-whisper

python-whisper is:

Whisper is a fixed size database, similar in design to the Round Robin database tool (RRDtool). Whisper is used by the Graphite scalable real time graphing system to store time-series data for later display.

There are three methods to install python-whisper 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-whisper 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-whisper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-whisper

Install python-whisper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-whisper

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-whisper

How To Uninstall python-whisper on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-whisper

Uninstall python-whisper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-whisper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-whisper

Remove python-whisper Configurations and Data

To remove python-whisper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-whisper

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whisper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.