How To Install pypy-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04. pypy-ipaddress is Backport of Python 3 ipaddress module (PyPy)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pypy-ipaddress

pypy-ipaddress is:

This module is a backport of the stdlib “ipaddress” module from Python 3. The “ipaddress” module is in turn based off of the “ipaddr” module available in the “python-ipaddr” but there are some important API differences; make sure you are using the right module.

This package contains the PyPy module.

There are three methods to install pypy-ipaddress 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 pypy-ipaddress 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-ipaddress using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-ipaddress

Install pypy-ipaddress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-ipaddress

Install pypy-ipaddress 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-ipaddress using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-ipaddress

How To Uninstall pypy-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pypy-ipaddress package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-ipaddress

Uninstall pypy-ipaddress And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-ipaddress

Remove pypy-ipaddress Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-ipaddress

Remove pypy-ipaddress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-ipaddress

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Summary

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