How To Install python-humanize on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-humanize on Ubuntu 18.04. python-humanize is Python Humanize library (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-humanize

python-humanize is:

This library proposes various common humanization utilities, like turning a number into a fuzzy human readable duration (‘3 minutes ago’) or into a human readable size or throughput.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-humanize

Install python-humanize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-humanize

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-humanize

How To Uninstall python-humanize on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-humanize

Uninstall python-humanize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-humanize

Remove python-humanize Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-humanize

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

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

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

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Summary

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