How To Install python-croniter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-croniter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-croniter
python-croniter is:
Croniter is a Python module to provide iteration for datetime object. Given a cron tab text entry as input, it Croniter will output all the dates matching the definition.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-croniter 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-croniter 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-croniter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-croniter
Install python-croniter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-croniter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-croniter
Install python-croniter 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-croniter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-croniter
How To Uninstall python-croniter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-croniter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-croniter
Uninstall python-croniter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-croniter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-croniter
Remove python-croniter Configurations and Data
To remove python-croniter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-croniter
Remove python-croniter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-croniter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-croniter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-croniter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
