How To Install zope-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install zope-common on Ubuntu 18.04. zope-common is common settings and scripts for Zope installations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zope-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is zope-common

zope-common is:

This package contains common settings and scripts for Zope installations.

There are three methods to install zope-common 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 zope-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install zope-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zope-common

Install zope-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zope-common

Install zope-common 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 zope-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zope-common

How To Uninstall zope-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the zope-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zope-common

Uninstall zope-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zope-common

Remove zope-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zope-common

Remove zope-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zope-common

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Summary

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