How To Install python3-plaster on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plaster on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-plaster is Python multi-format configuration file loader interface - Python 3.x module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plaster on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-plaster

python3-plaster is:

plaster is a loader interface around arbitrary config file formats. It exists to define a common API for applications to use when they wish to load configuration settings.

The library itself does not aim to handle anything except a basic API that applications may use to find and load configuration settings. Any specific constraints should be implemented in a pluggable loader which can be registered via an entrypoint.

This package provides the Python 3 version of the module.

There are three methods to install python3-plaster on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-plaster 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-plaster using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-plaster

Install python3-plaster Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-plaster

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-plaster

How To Uninstall python3-plaster on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-plaster

Uninstall python3-plaster And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-plaster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-plaster

Remove python3-plaster Configurations and Data

To remove python3-plaster configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-plaster

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plaster package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.