How To Install python-apptools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apptools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-apptools
python-apptools is:
The AppTools project includes a set of packages that Enthought has found useful in creating a number of applications. They implement functionality that is commonly needed by many applications.
There are three methods to install python-apptools 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 python-apptools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-apptools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-apptools
Install python-apptools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-apptools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-apptools
Install python-apptools 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 python-apptools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-apptools
How To Uninstall python-apptools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-apptools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-apptools
Uninstall python-apptools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-apptools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-apptools
Remove python-apptools Configurations and Data
To remove python-apptools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-apptools
Remove python-apptools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-apptools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-apptools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apptools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
