How To Install python-etcd3gw on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-etcd3gw on Ubuntu 18.04. python-etcd3gw is client for etcd3 grpc-gateway v3 API - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-etcd3gw on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-etcd3gw

python-etcd3gw is:

A python client for etcd3 grpc-gateway v3alpha API.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-etcd3gw 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-etcd3gw 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-etcd3gw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-etcd3gw

Install python-etcd3gw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-etcd3gw using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-etcd3gw

Install python-etcd3gw 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-etcd3gw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-etcd3gw

How To Uninstall python-etcd3gw on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-etcd3gw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-etcd3gw

Uninstall python-etcd3gw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-etcd3gw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-etcd3gw

Remove python-etcd3gw Configurations and Data

To remove python-etcd3gw configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-etcd3gw

Remove python-etcd3gw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-etcd3gw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-etcd3gw

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-etcd3gw package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.