How To Install python3-caldav on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-caldav on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-caldav is CalDAV (RFC4791) client library for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-caldav on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-caldav

python3-caldav is:

A simple Python DAV client library

This contains the Python 3 library

There are three methods to install python3-caldav 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-caldav 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-caldav using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-caldav

Install python3-caldav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-caldav using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-caldav

Install python3-caldav 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-caldav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-caldav

How To Uninstall python3-caldav on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-caldav package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-caldav

Uninstall python3-caldav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-caldav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-caldav

Remove python3-caldav Configurations and Data

To remove python3-caldav configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-caldav

Remove python3-caldav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-caldav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-caldav

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-caldav package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.