How To Install pypy-purl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-purl on Ubuntu 18.04. pypy-purl is URL interrogation and manipulation (PyPy version)

Introduction

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

What is pypy-purl

pypy-purl is:

A simple, immutable URL class with a clean API for interrogation and manipulation that also supports template URLs as per RFC 6570. It parses URLs into URL objects which are immutable but also provides mutator methods for all segments which return a new URL instance. This allows for easy modification of URLs during runtime.

This package contains the PyPy version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-purl

Install pypy-purl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-purl

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

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-purl

How To Uninstall pypy-purl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pypy-purl

Uninstall pypy-purl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-purl

Remove pypy-purl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-purl

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

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

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

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Summary

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