How To Install python-breezy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-breezy on Ubuntu 18.04. python-breezy is distributed version control system - python library

Introduction

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

What is python-breezy

python-breezy is:

Breezy is a distributed version control system designed to be easy to use and intuitive, able to adapt to many workflows, reliable, and easily extendable.

This package contains the Breezy Python library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-breezy

Install python-breezy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-breezy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-breezy

How To Uninstall python-breezy on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-breezy

Uninstall python-breezy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-breezy

Remove python-breezy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-breezy

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

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

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

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Summary

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