How To Install bpython3 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpython3 on Ubuntu 20.04. bpython3 is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpython3 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bpython3

bpython3 is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install bpython3 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 bpython3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bpython3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bpython3

Install bpython3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bpython3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bpython3

Install bpython3 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 bpython3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bpython3

How To Uninstall bpython3 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bpython3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bpython3

Uninstall bpython3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bpython3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bpython3

Remove bpython3 Configurations and Data

To remove bpython3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bpython3

Remove bpython3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bpython3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bpython3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bpython3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.