How To Install python-guacamole on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-guacamole on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-guacamole
python-guacamole is:
Guacamole is a flexible, modular system for creating command line applications. Guacamole comes with built-in support for writing command line applications that integrate well with the running system. A short list of supported features (ingredients) includes:
- handling flat and hierarchical commands
- hassle-free crash detection
- hassle-free logging
- internationalization and localization
The guacamole ingredient system allows for third party add-ons.
This package contains the Python 2.x version of the library
There are three methods to install python-guacamole 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-guacamole 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-guacamole using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-guacamole
Install python-guacamole Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-guacamole using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-guacamole
Install python-guacamole 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-guacamole using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-guacamole
How To Uninstall python-guacamole on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-guacamole package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-guacamole
Uninstall python-guacamole And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-guacamole and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-guacamole
Remove python-guacamole Configurations and Data
To remove python-guacamole configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-guacamole
Remove python-guacamole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-guacamole configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-guacamole
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-guacamole package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.