How To Install sopel on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sopel on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is sopel
sopel is:
Sopel is a simple, lightweight, open source, easy-to-use IRC utility bot, written in Python. It’s designed to be easy to use, easy to run, and easy to make new features for.
Sopel comes with a ton of ready-made features for you to use. It can leave notes for people, give you reminders, check RSS feeds, and much more.
Sopel also comes with a fully-documented and easy-to-use API, so you can write your own features. There’s also an easy tutorial you can follow along with, to help you learn.
Developing for Sopel is a great way to familiarize yourself with Python. It’s easy to start, but there’s no limit to the cool things you can do with it.
Sopel was also known as Willie, Phenny or Jenni in previous incarnations.
There are three methods to install sopel 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 sopel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sopel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sopel
Install sopel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sopel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sopel
Install sopel 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 sopel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sopel
How To Uninstall sopel on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the sopel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sopel
Uninstall sopel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sopel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sopel
Remove sopel Configurations and Data
To remove sopel configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sopel
Remove sopel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sopel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sopel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sopel package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
