How To Install hexchat-python2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat-python2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hexchat-python2
hexchat-python2 is:
This package contains the Python 2 plugin for HexChat. Previously included in the main HexChat package, it’s now separate as it’s not actually required for core functionality.
There are three methods to install hexchat-python2 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 hexchat-python2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hexchat-python2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hexchat-python2
Install hexchat-python2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hexchat-python2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hexchat-python2
Install hexchat-python2 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 hexchat-python2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hexchat-python2
How To Uninstall hexchat-python2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hexchat-python2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hexchat-python2
Uninstall hexchat-python2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hexchat-python2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexchat-python2
Remove hexchat-python2 Configurations and Data
To remove hexchat-python2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hexchat-python2
Remove hexchat-python2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hexchat-python2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexchat-python2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat-python2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
