How To Install python-bdist-nsi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bdist-nsi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-bdist-nsi
python-bdist-nsi is:
The bdist_nsi module extends Python’s distutils module with a bdist_nsi setup command to create binary Windows installers for Python modules, based on NSIS. Thereby, bdist_nsi brings all the features of NSIS to Windows installers for Python modules, such as silent install, modern user interface, and internationalization.
This package contains the Python 2 build.
There are three methods to install python-bdist-nsi 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-bdist-nsi 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-bdist-nsi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-bdist-nsi
Install python-bdist-nsi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-bdist-nsi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-bdist-nsi
Install python-bdist-nsi 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-bdist-nsi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-bdist-nsi
How To Uninstall python-bdist-nsi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-bdist-nsi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-bdist-nsi
Uninstall python-bdist-nsi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-bdist-nsi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bdist-nsi
Remove python-bdist-nsi Configurations and Data
To remove python-bdist-nsi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-bdist-nsi
Remove python-bdist-nsi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-bdist-nsi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bdist-nsi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bdist-nsi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
