How To Install python3-fava on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fava on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-fava is Web interface for the double-entry accounting tool Beancount

Introduction

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

What is python3-fava

python3-fava is:

Fava is a web interface for the plain-text, double-entry bookkeeping tool and language Beancount.

An online demo of Fava is available at https://fava.pythonanywhere.com

For more information about Beancount itself see the beancount Debian package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fava

Install python3-fava Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-fava

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fava

How To Uninstall python3-fava on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-fava

Uninstall python3-fava And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fava

Remove python3-fava Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fava

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

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

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

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Summary

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