How To Install python-ghost on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ghost on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ghost
python-ghost is:
Ghost.py is a scriptable web browser as Python library, based on WebKit. It support JavaScript and can be used e.g. for testing, web scraping, and automation.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-ghost 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-ghost 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-ghost using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ghost
Install python-ghost Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ghost using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ghost
Install python-ghost 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-ghost using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ghost
How To Uninstall python-ghost on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ghost package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ghost
Uninstall python-ghost And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ghost and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ghost
Remove python-ghost Configurations and Data
To remove python-ghost configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ghost
Remove python-ghost configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ghost configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ghost
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ghost package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
