How To Install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache on Ubuntu 20.04. pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache is backport of functools.lru_cache from Python 3.3 to PyPy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache is:

Backport of functools.lru_cache from Python 3.3 as published at ActiveState: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578078/

This package provides functools.lru_cache to the Python 2 pypy.

There are three methods to install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache 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 pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

Install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

Install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache 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 pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

How To Uninstall pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

Uninstall pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

Remove pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

Remove pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-backports.functools-lru-cache

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Summary

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