How To Install pypy-setuptools-scm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-setuptools-scm on Ubuntu 18.04. pypy-setuptools-scm is blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags for PyPy

Introduction

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

What is pypy-setuptools-scm

pypy-setuptools-scm is:

setuptools_scm handles managing your Python package versions in scm metadata. It also handles file finders for the suppertes scm’s.

This package installs the library for PyPy.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-setuptools-scm

Install pypy-setuptools-scm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-setuptools-scm

Install pypy-setuptools-scm 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-setuptools-scm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-setuptools-scm

How To Uninstall pypy-setuptools-scm on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pypy-setuptools-scm

Uninstall pypy-setuptools-scm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-setuptools-scm

Remove pypy-setuptools-scm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-setuptools-scm

Remove pypy-setuptools-scm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-setuptools-scm

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Summary

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