How To Install python-zope.configuration on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zope.configuration on Ubuntu 18.04. python-zope.configuration is Zope Configuration Markup Language (ZCML)

Introduction

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

What is python-zope.configuration

python-zope.configuration is:

The zope configuration system provides an extensible system for supporting various kinds of configurations.

It is based on the idea of configuration directives. Users of the configuration system provide configuration directives in some language that express configuration choices. The intent is that the language be pluggable. An XML language is provided by default.

This is the Python 2 version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-zope.configuration

Install python-zope.configuration Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-zope.configuration

Install python-zope.configuration 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-zope.configuration using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-zope.configuration

How To Uninstall python-zope.configuration on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-zope.configuration package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-zope.configuration

Uninstall python-zope.configuration And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zope.configuration

Remove python-zope.configuration Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-zope.configuration

Remove python-zope.configuration configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-zope.configuration

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Summary

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