How To Install python-billiard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-billiard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-billiard
python-billiard is:
This package contains extensions to the multiprocessing Pool. It extends the multiprocessing.Pool with a billiard.pool.DynamicPool that can grow in size.
There are three methods to install python-billiard 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-billiard 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-billiard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-billiard
Install python-billiard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-billiard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-billiard
Install python-billiard 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-billiard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-billiard
How To Uninstall python-billiard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-billiard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-billiard
Uninstall python-billiard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-billiard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-billiard
Remove python-billiard Configurations and Data
To remove python-billiard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-billiard
Remove python-billiard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-billiard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-billiard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-billiard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
