How To Install python-eventlet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-eventlet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-eventlet
python-eventlet is:
Eventlet allows you to change how you run your code, not how you write it.
It uses epoll or libevent for highly scalable non-blocking I/O. Coroutines ensure that the developer uses a blocking style of programming that is similar to threading, but provide the benefits of non-blocking I/O. The event dispatch is implicit, which means you can easily use Eventlet from the Python interpreter, or as a small part of a larger application.
It’s easy to get started using Eventlet, and easy to convert existing applications to use it. Start off by looking at examples, common design patterns, and the list of the basic API primitives.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-eventlet 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-eventlet 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-eventlet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-eventlet
Install python-eventlet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-eventlet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-eventlet
Install python-eventlet 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-eventlet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-eventlet
How To Uninstall python-eventlet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-eventlet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-eventlet
Uninstall python-eventlet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-eventlet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-eventlet
Remove python-eventlet Configurations and Data
To remove python-eventlet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-eventlet
Remove python-eventlet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-eventlet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-eventlet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-eventlet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
