How To Install python-future on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-future on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-future
python-future is:
Future is the missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python 3. It allows one to use a single, clean Python 3.x-compatible codebase to support both Python 2 and Python 3 with minimal overhead.
The imports have no effect on Python 3. On Python 2, they shadow the corresponding builtins, which normally have different semantics on Python 3 versus 2, to provide their Python 3 semantics.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-future 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-future 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-future using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-future
Install python-future Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-future using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-future
Install python-future 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-future using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-future
How To Uninstall python-future on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-future package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-future
Uninstall python-future And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-future and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-future
Remove python-future Configurations and Data
To remove python-future configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-future
Remove python-future configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-future configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-future
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-future package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
