How To Install python-hglib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hglib on Ubuntu 18.04. python-hglib is Python library for interfacing with Mercurials command server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hglib on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-hglib

python-hglib is:

python-hglib is a library with a fast, convenient interface to Mercurial. It uses Mercurial’s command server for communication with hg. This approach avoids relying on Mercurial’s (unstable) internal Python API, and avoids licensing issues for non-GPL code.

There are three methods to install python-hglib 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-hglib 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-hglib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-hglib

Install python-hglib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-hglib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-hglib

Install python-hglib 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-hglib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-hglib

How To Uninstall python-hglib on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-hglib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-hglib

Uninstall python-hglib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-hglib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hglib

Remove python-hglib Configurations and Data

To remove python-hglib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-hglib

Remove python-hglib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-hglib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hglib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hglib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.