How To Install python-exotel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-exotel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-exotel
python-exotel is:
This package contains a Python module for exotels call and SMS APIs (unofficial).
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-exotel 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-exotel 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-exotel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-exotel
Install python-exotel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-exotel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-exotel
Install python-exotel 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-exotel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-exotel
How To Uninstall python-exotel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-exotel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-exotel
Uninstall python-exotel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-exotel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-exotel
Remove python-exotel Configurations and Data
To remove python-exotel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-exotel
Remove python-exotel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-exotel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-exotel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-exotel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.