How To Install python-fastimport on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fastimport on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-fastimport
python-fastimport is:
Python library for parsing and generating the fastimport file format. The fastimport format is used for serializing version control histories.
This package contains the module built for Python version 2.x.
There are three methods to install python-fastimport 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-fastimport 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-fastimport using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fastimport
Install python-fastimport Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fastimport using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fastimport
Install python-fastimport 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-fastimport using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fastimport
How To Uninstall python-fastimport on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-fastimport package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fastimport
Uninstall python-fastimport And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fastimport and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fastimport
Remove python-fastimport Configurations and Data
To remove python-fastimport configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fastimport
Remove python-fastimport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fastimport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fastimport
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fastimport package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
