How To Install python-cobe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cobe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cobe
python-cobe is:
Cobe is a Markov chain based text generator. It provides a command line learning/replying interface, an IRC client, and a low-level API for writing your own text generation tools. It uses SQLite as its data store.
There are three methods to install python-cobe 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-cobe 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-cobe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cobe
Install python-cobe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cobe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cobe
Install python-cobe 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-cobe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cobe
How To Uninstall python-cobe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cobe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cobe
Uninstall python-cobe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cobe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cobe
Remove python-cobe Configurations and Data
To remove python-cobe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cobe
Remove python-cobe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cobe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cobe
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cobe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
