How To Install python-zdaemon on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zdaemon on Ubuntu 18.04. python-zdaemon is daemon process control library and tools for Unix-based systems

Introduction

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

What is python-zdaemon

python-zdaemon is:

zdaemon is a Python package which provides APIs for managing applications run as daemons. Its principal use to date has been to manage the application server and storage server daemons for Zope / ZEO, although it is not limited to running Python-based applications (for instance, it has been used to manage the ‘spread’ daemon).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-zdaemon

Install python-zdaemon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-zdaemon

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-zdaemon

How To Uninstall python-zdaemon on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-zdaemon

Uninstall python-zdaemon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zdaemon

Remove python-zdaemon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-zdaemon

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

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

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

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Summary

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