How To Install python-epsilon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-epsilon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-epsilon
python-epsilon is:
Epsilon is a set of Python utility modules, commonly used by all Divmod.org Python projects.
This is intended mainly as a support package for code used by Divmod projects, however it contains many generally useful modules.
Currently included:
- a powerful date/time formatting and import/export class (extime.Time), for exchanging date and time information between all Python’s various ways to interpret objects as times or time deltas
- tools for managing concurrent asynchronous processes within Twisted
- a metaclass which helps you define classes with explicit states
- a formal system for application of monkey-patches
There are three methods to install python-epsilon 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-epsilon 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-epsilon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-epsilon
Install python-epsilon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-epsilon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-epsilon
Install python-epsilon 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-epsilon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-epsilon
How To Uninstall python-epsilon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-epsilon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-epsilon
Uninstall python-epsilon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-epsilon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-epsilon
Remove python-epsilon Configurations and Data
To remove python-epsilon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-epsilon
Remove python-epsilon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-epsilon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-epsilon
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-epsilon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
