How To Install python-colorlog on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-colorlog on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-colorlog
python-colorlog is:
python-colorlog allows colors to be placed in the format string, which is mostly useful when paired with a StreamHandler that is outputting to a terminal. This is accomplished by adding a set of terminal color codes to the record before it is used to format the string. This is the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-colorlog 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-colorlog 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-colorlog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-colorlog
Install python-colorlog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-colorlog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-colorlog
Install python-colorlog 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-colorlog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-colorlog
How To Uninstall python-colorlog on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-colorlog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-colorlog
Uninstall python-colorlog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-colorlog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-colorlog
Remove python-colorlog Configurations and Data
To remove python-colorlog configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-colorlog
Remove python-colorlog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-colorlog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-colorlog
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-colorlog package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
