How To Install python-constantly on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-constantly on Ubuntu 18.04. python-constantly is Symbolic constants in Python

Introduction

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

What is python-constantly

python-constantly is:

A library that provides symbolic constant support. It includes collections and constants with text, numeric, and bit flag values.

Originally twisted.python.constants from the Twisted project.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-constantly

Install python-constantly Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-constantly

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-constantly

How To Uninstall python-constantly on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-constantly

Uninstall python-constantly And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-constantly

Remove python-constantly Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-constantly

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

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

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

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Summary

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