How To Install python-cffi-backend on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cffi-backend on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cffi-backend
python-cffi-backend is:
Convenient and reliable way of calling C code from Python.
The aim of this project is to provide a convenient and reliable way of calling C code from Python. It keeps Python logic in Python, and minimises the C required. It is able to work at either the C API or ABI level, unlike most other approaches, that only support the ABI level.
This package contains the runtime support for pre-built cffi modules.
There are three methods to install python-cffi-backend 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-cffi-backend 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-cffi-backend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cffi-backend
Install python-cffi-backend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cffi-backend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cffi-backend
Install python-cffi-backend 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-cffi-backend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cffi-backend
How To Uninstall python-cffi-backend on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cffi-backend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cffi-backend
Uninstall python-cffi-backend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cffi-backend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cffi-backend
Remove python-cffi-backend Configurations and Data
To remove python-cffi-backend configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cffi-backend
Remove python-cffi-backend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cffi-backend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cffi-backend
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cffi-backend package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
