How To Install python-distutils-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-distutils-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-distutils-extra
python-distutils-extra is:
This package provides additional functions to Python’s distutils and setuptools. It allows you to easily integrate gettext, icons and GNOME documentation into your build and installation process.
It also provides an “auto” module which provides a “do what I mean” automatic build system; if you stick to the conventions, you do not need to write setup.cfg, POTFILES.in, or MANIFEST.in, and setup.py just needs to have the package metadata (such as project name and version).
There are three methods to install python-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-distutils-extra
Install python-distutils-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-distutils-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-distutils-extra
Install python-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-distutils-extra
How To Uninstall python-distutils-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-distutils-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-distutils-extra
Uninstall python-distutils-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-distutils-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-distutils-extra
Remove python-distutils-extra Configurations and Data
To remove python-distutils-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-distutils-extra
Remove python-distutils-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-distutils-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-distutils-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-distutils-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
