How To Install python-couchdb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-couchdb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-couchdb
python-couchdb is:
Provides a high-level client library for Apache CouchDB, a view server and dump and load utilities that can be used as migration tools when upgrading or moving between databases.
Apache CouchDB is a distributed document database system with bi-directional replication. It makes it simple to build collaborative applications that can be replicated offline by users, with full interactivity (query, add, update, delete), and later “synced up” with everyone else’s changes when back online.
There are three methods to install python-couchdb 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-couchdb 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-couchdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-couchdb
Install python-couchdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-couchdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-couchdb
Install python-couchdb 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-couchdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-couchdb
How To Uninstall python-couchdb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-couchdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-couchdb
Uninstall python-couchdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-couchdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-couchdb
Remove python-couchdb Configurations and Data
To remove python-couchdb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-couchdb
Remove python-couchdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-couchdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-couchdb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-couchdb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
