How To Install python-bashate on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bashate on Ubuntu 18.04. python-bashate is bash script style guide checker - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bashate on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-bashate

python-bashate is:

This program attempts to be an automated style checker for bash scripts to fill the same part of code review that pep8 does in most OpenStack projects. It started from humble beginnings in the DevStack project, and will continue to evolve over time.

This package contains the Python 2.x module and command line utility.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-bashate

Install python-bashate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-bashate

Install python-bashate 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-bashate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-bashate

How To Uninstall python-bashate on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-bashate package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-bashate

Uninstall python-bashate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bashate

Remove python-bashate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-bashate

Remove python-bashate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bashate

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Summary

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