How To Install python-gconf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gconf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gconf
python-gconf is:
This package contains modules that allow to access and manipulate the GNOME configuration database (GConf) from Python programs.
There are three methods to install python-gconf 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-gconf 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-gconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gconf
Install python-gconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gconf
Install python-gconf 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-gconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gconf
How To Uninstall python-gconf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gconf
Uninstall python-gconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gconf
Remove python-gconf Configurations and Data
To remove python-gconf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gconf
Remove python-gconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gconf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gconf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
