How To Install python3-arcus on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-arcus on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-arcus
python3-arcus is:
This library contains C++ code and Python3 bindings for creating a socket in a thread and using this socket to send and receive messages based on the Protocol Buffers library. It is designed to facilitate the communication between Cura and its backend and similar code. This package contains the Python 3 bindings.
There are three methods to install python3-arcus on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-arcus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-arcus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-arcus
Install python3-arcus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-arcus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-arcus
Install python3-arcus 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 python3-arcus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-arcus
How To Uninstall python3-arcus on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-arcus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-arcus
Uninstall python3-arcus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-arcus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-arcus
Remove python3-arcus Configurations and Data
To remove python3-arcus configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-arcus
Remove python3-arcus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-arcus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-arcus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-arcus package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
