How To Install python-fitbit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fitbit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-fitbit
python-fitbit is:
A Python module containing an implementation of a client for the FitBit REST API. It uses OAuth for authentication, it supports both US and SI units.
This package contains the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-fitbit 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-fitbit 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-fitbit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fitbit
Install python-fitbit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fitbit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fitbit
Install python-fitbit 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-fitbit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fitbit
How To Uninstall python-fitbit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-fitbit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fitbit
Uninstall python-fitbit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fitbit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fitbit
Remove python-fitbit Configurations and Data
To remove python-fitbit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fitbit
Remove python-fitbit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fitbit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fitbit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fitbit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
