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