How To Install python-flickrapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flickrapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-flickrapi
python-flickrapi is:
Python-flickrapi is a complete and easy to use Python module for interfacing with the Flickr API (see https://www.flickr.com/services/api/ for details on the Flickr API).
the main features are:
- keeping track of authentication credentials (no need to pass them on every Flickr API call)
- caching of API calls
- support for uploading and replacing photos
- support for different XML parsers
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-flickrapi 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-flickrapi 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-flickrapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-flickrapi
Install python-flickrapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-flickrapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-flickrapi
Install python-flickrapi 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-flickrapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-flickrapi
How To Uninstall python-flickrapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-flickrapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-flickrapi
Uninstall python-flickrapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-flickrapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flickrapi
Remove python-flickrapi Configurations and Data
To remove python-flickrapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-flickrapi
Remove python-flickrapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-flickrapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flickrapi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flickrapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
