How To Install python-cmislib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cmislib on Ubuntu 18.04. python-cmislib is CMIS client library for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-cmislib

python-cmislib is:

Apache Chemistry cmislib is a CMIS client library for Python.

The goal of this library is to provide an interoperable API to CMIS repositories such as Alfresco, Nuxeo, KnowledgeTree, MS SharePoint, EMC Documentum, and any other content repository that is CMIS-compliant.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-cmislib

Install python-cmislib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cmislib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-cmislib

How To Uninstall python-cmislib on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-cmislib

Uninstall python-cmislib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cmislib

Remove python-cmislib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cmislib

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

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

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

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Summary

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