How To Install python-cursive on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cursive on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cursive
python-cursive is:
As OpenStack continues to mature, robust security controls become increasingly critical. The cursive project contains code extracted from various OpenStack projects for verifying digital signatures. Additional capabilities will be added to this project in support of various security features.
This package contains the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-cursive 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-cursive 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-cursive using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cursive
Install python-cursive Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cursive using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cursive
Install python-cursive 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-cursive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cursive
How To Uninstall python-cursive on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cursive package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cursive
Uninstall python-cursive And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cursive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cursive
Remove python-cursive Configurations and Data
To remove python-cursive configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cursive
Remove python-cursive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cursive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cursive
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cursive package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
