How To Install python-fakeredis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fakeredis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-fakeredis
python-fakeredis is:
fakeredis is a pure Python implementation of the redis-py Python client that simulates talking to a redis server. This was created for a single purpose: to write unittests. Setting up redis is not hard, but many times you want to write unittests that do not talk to an external server (such as redis). This module now allows tests to simply use this module as a reasonable substitute for redis.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-fakeredis 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-fakeredis 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-fakeredis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fakeredis
Install python-fakeredis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fakeredis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fakeredis
Install python-fakeredis 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-fakeredis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fakeredis
How To Uninstall python-fakeredis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-fakeredis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fakeredis
Uninstall python-fakeredis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fakeredis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fakeredis
Remove python-fakeredis Configurations and Data
To remove python-fakeredis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fakeredis
Remove python-fakeredis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fakeredis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fakeredis
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fakeredis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
