How To Install python-efilter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-efilter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-efilter
python-efilter is:
EFILTER is a general-purpose destructuring and search language implemented in Python, and suitable for integration with any Python project that requires a search function for some of its data.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-efilter 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-efilter 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-efilter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-efilter
Install python-efilter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-efilter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-efilter
Install python-efilter 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-efilter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-efilter
How To Uninstall python-efilter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-efilter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-efilter
Uninstall python-efilter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-efilter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-efilter
Remove python-efilter Configurations and Data
To remove python-efilter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-efilter
Remove python-efilter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-efilter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-efilter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-efilter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
