How To Install python3-tornado4 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tornado4 on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-tornado4 is scalable, non-blocking web server and tools - Python 3 package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tornado4 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-tornado4

python3-tornado4 is:

Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library, originally developed at FriendFeed. By using non-blocking network I/O, Tornado can scale to tens of thousands of open connections, making it ideal for long polling, WebSockets, and other applications that require a long-lived connection to each user.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-tornado4 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-tornado4 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-tornado4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-tornado4

Install python3-tornado4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-tornado4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-tornado4

Install python3-tornado4 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-tornado4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-tornado4

How To Uninstall python3-tornado4 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-tornado4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-tornado4

Uninstall python3-tornado4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-tornado4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tornado4

Remove python3-tornado4 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-tornado4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tornado4

Remove python3-tornado4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-tornado4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tornado4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tornado4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.