How To Install python3-gdbm on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gdbm on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-gdbm
python3-gdbm is:
GNU dbm database module for Python 3.x. Install this if you want to create or read GNU dbm database files with Python. Task: standard
Package: python3-gdbm Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.8.2-1ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: standard Section: python Source: python3-stdlib-extensions Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 56 Provides: python3.8-gdbm Depends: python3 (>= 3.8.0-1~), python3 (« 3.9), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdbm6 (>= 1.16) Suggests: python3-gdbm-dbg Replaces: python3.0 (« 3.0.1) Filename: pool/main/p/python3-stdlib-extensions/python3-gdbm_3.8.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 13124 MD5sum: dc7c3bb2d2a15a1ffc1d73537714d7ca SHA1: 1dacbd28ea62faac5a9f16faa1069404cce8dedd SHA256: 12ce323a8d9feb4b7e9b2c39f4e01dedfd63c85db74098c8af2801572723013f Description-en: GNU dbm database support for Python 3.x GNU dbm database module for Python 3.x. Install this if you want to create or read GNU dbm database files with Python. Task: standard
There are three methods to install python3-gdbm 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-gdbm 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-gdbm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-gdbm
Install python3-gdbm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-gdbm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-gdbm
Install python3-gdbm 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-gdbm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-gdbm
How To Uninstall python3-gdbm on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-gdbm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-gdbm
Uninstall python3-gdbm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-gdbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gdbm
Remove python3-gdbm Configurations and Data
To remove python3-gdbm configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gdbm
Remove python3-gdbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-gdbm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gdbm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gdbm package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
