How To Install python-cpopen on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cpopen on Ubuntu 18.04. python-cpopen is C reimplementation of the tricky bits of Pythons Popen

Introduction

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

What is python-cpopen

python-cpopen is:

It provides some Popen tweaks utilized by Vdsm virtualization daemon. It is currently implemented in a very specific way and might break under general use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-cpopen

Install python-cpopen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cpopen

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-cpopen

How To Uninstall python-cpopen on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-cpopen

Uninstall python-cpopen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cpopen

Remove python-cpopen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cpopen

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

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

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

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Summary

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