How To Install python-btrees on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-btrees on Ubuntu 18.04. python-btrees is scalable persistent object containers for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-btrees

python-btrees is:

This package contains a set of persistent object containers built around a modified BTree data structure. The trees are optimized for use inside ZODB’s “optimistic concurrency” paradigm, and include explicit resolution of conflicts detected by that mechanism.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-btrees

Install python-btrees Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-btrees

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-btrees

How To Uninstall python-btrees on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-btrees

Uninstall python-btrees And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-btrees

Remove python-btrees Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-btrees

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

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

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

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Summary

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