How To Install python-cliapp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cliapp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cliapp
python-cliapp is:
cliapp makes it easier to write typical Unix command line programs, by taking care of the common tasks they need to do, such as parsing the command line, reading configuration files, setting up logging, iterating over lines of input files, and so on.
There are three methods to install python-cliapp 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-cliapp 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-cliapp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cliapp
Install python-cliapp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cliapp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cliapp
Install python-cliapp 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-cliapp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cliapp
How To Uninstall python-cliapp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cliapp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cliapp
Uninstall python-cliapp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cliapp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cliapp
Remove python-cliapp Configurations and Data
To remove python-cliapp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cliapp
Remove python-cliapp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cliapp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cliapp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cliapp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
