How To Install python3-whatthepatch on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whatthepatch on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-whatthepatch is Library for parsing patch files(Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-whatthepatch

python3-whatthepatch is:

What The Patch!? is a library for parsing patch files. Its only purpose is to read a patch file and get it into some usable form by other programs.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-whatthepatch

Install python3-whatthepatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-whatthepatch

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-whatthepatch

How To Uninstall python3-whatthepatch on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-whatthepatch

Uninstall python3-whatthepatch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-whatthepatch

Remove python3-whatthepatch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-whatthepatch

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

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

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

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Summary

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