How To Install python-cymruwhois on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cymruwhois on Ubuntu 18.04. python-cymruwhois is Python library for interfacing with the whois.cymru.com service (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-cymruwhois

python-cymruwhois is:

Perform lookups by ip address and return ASN, Country Code, and Netblock Owner.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-cymruwhois

Install python-cymruwhois Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cymruwhois

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-cymruwhois

How To Uninstall python-cymruwhois on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-cymruwhois

Uninstall python-cymruwhois And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cymruwhois

Remove python-cymruwhois Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cymruwhois

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

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

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

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Summary

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