How To Install python-dfdatetime on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dfdatetime on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-dfdatetime
python-dfdatetime is:
dfDateTime, or Digital Forensics date and time, provides date and time objects to preserve accuracy and precision.
There are three methods to install python-dfdatetime 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-dfdatetime 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-dfdatetime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dfdatetime
Install python-dfdatetime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dfdatetime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dfdatetime
Install python-dfdatetime 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-dfdatetime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dfdatetime
How To Uninstall python-dfdatetime on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-dfdatetime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dfdatetime
Uninstall python-dfdatetime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dfdatetime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dfdatetime
Remove python-dfdatetime Configurations and Data
To remove python-dfdatetime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dfdatetime
Remove python-dfdatetime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dfdatetime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dfdatetime
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dfdatetime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
