How To Install python-germinate on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-germinate on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-germinate
python-germinate is:
Germinate takes lists of seed packages and expands their dependencies to produce a full list of packages. This can be used for purposes such as managing the list of packages present in a derived distribution’s archive or CD builds.
This package provides Python 2 modules used by Germinate, which may also be used directly.
There are three methods to install python-germinate 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-germinate 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-germinate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-germinate
Install python-germinate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-germinate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-germinate
Install python-germinate 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-germinate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-germinate
How To Uninstall python-germinate on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-germinate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-germinate
Uninstall python-germinate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-germinate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-germinate
Remove python-germinate Configurations and Data
To remove python-germinate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-germinate
Remove python-germinate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-germinate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-germinate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-germinate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
