How To Install python-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-geoip
python-geoip is:
GeoIP is a library that enables the user to find the country that any IP address or hostname originates from, using a database instead of DNS.
This package contains the Python bindings for GeoIP, allowing to use this library within a Python program.
There are three methods to install python-geoip 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-geoip 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-geoip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-geoip
Install python-geoip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-geoip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-geoip
Install python-geoip 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-geoip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-geoip
How To Uninstall python-geoip on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-geoip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-geoip
Uninstall python-geoip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-geoip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-geoip
Remove python-geoip Configurations and Data
To remove python-geoip configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-geoip
Remove python-geoip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-geoip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-geoip
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geoip package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
