How To Install python-bloomfilter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bloomfilter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-bloomfilter
python-bloomfilter is:
This module includes both the Bloom filter probabilistic data structure, together with a Scalable Bloom filter that allows a bloom filter to grow without knowing the original set size.
Bloom filters are great if you understand what amount of bits you need to set aside early to store your entire set. Scalable Bloom Filters allow your bloom filter bits to grow as a function of false positive probability and size.
There are three methods to install python-bloomfilter 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-bloomfilter 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-bloomfilter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-bloomfilter
Install python-bloomfilter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-bloomfilter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-bloomfilter
Install python-bloomfilter 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-bloomfilter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-bloomfilter
How To Uninstall python-bloomfilter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-bloomfilter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-bloomfilter
Uninstall python-bloomfilter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-bloomfilter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bloomfilter
Remove python-bloomfilter Configurations and Data
To remove python-bloomfilter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-bloomfilter
Remove python-bloomfilter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-bloomfilter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bloomfilter
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bloomfilter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
