How To Install python-feed on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-feed on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-feed
python-feed is:
PyFeed is a set of module packages for Python, that contain tools for working with syndication feeds. The provided modules are:
- feed.date.tools, to work with Python time float values.
- feed.date.rfc3339, for converting timestamp strings in RFC 3339 format (used by Atom) to Python time float values, and vice versa.
- feed.date.rfc822, for converting timestamp strings in extended RFC 822 format (used by RSS 2.0) to Python time float values, and vice versa.
- feed.atom, to work with an Atom syndication feed.
- feed.rss, to work with an RSS 2.0 syndication feed.
- feed.opml1 and feed.opml, to work with OPML data 1.0 and 2.0.
- feed.tools, useful to generate a syndication feed.
This package provides Python 2 modules only.
There are three methods to install python-feed 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-feed 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-feed using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-feed
Install python-feed Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-feed using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-feed
Install python-feed 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-feed using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-feed
How To Uninstall python-feed on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-feed package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-feed
Uninstall python-feed And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-feed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-feed
Remove python-feed Configurations and Data
To remove python-feed configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-feed
Remove python-feed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-feed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-feed
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-feed package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
