How To Install python-dib-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dib-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-dib-utils
python-dib-utils is:
These tools were originally part of the diskimage-builder project, but they have uses outside of that project as well. Because disk space is at a premium in base cloud images, pulling in all of diskimage-builder and its dependencies just to use something like dib-run-parts is not desirable. This project allows consumers to use the tools while pulling in only one small package with few/no additional dependencies.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-dib-utils 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-dib-utils 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-dib-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dib-utils
Install python-dib-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dib-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dib-utils
Install python-dib-utils 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-dib-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dib-utils
How To Uninstall python-dib-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-dib-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dib-utils
Uninstall python-dib-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dib-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dib-utils
Remove python-dib-utils Configurations and Data
To remove python-dib-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dib-utils
Remove python-dib-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dib-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dib-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dib-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
