How To Install python3-pykka on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pykka on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pykka is Actor model library (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pykka on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pykka

python3-pykka is:

Pykka is a Python implementation of the actor model. The actor model introduces some simple rules to control the sharing of state and cooperation between execution units, which makes it easier to build concurrent applications.

Pykka provides an actor API with multiple implementations: threading, gevent, and Eventlet.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-pykka on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-pykka 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-pykka using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pykka

Install python3-pykka Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pykka

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pykka

How To Uninstall python3-pykka on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pykka

Uninstall python3-pykka And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pykka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pykka

Remove python3-pykka Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pykka configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pykka

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pykka package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.