How To Install python-intbitset on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-intbitset on Ubuntu 18.04. python-intbitset is unordered sets with ultra fast operations

Introduction

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

What is python-intbitset

python-intbitset is:

The intbitset library provides a set implementation to store sorted unsigned integers either 32-bits integers (between 0 and 2**31 - 1 or intbitset.__maxelem__) or an infinite range with fast set operations implemented via bit vectors in a Python C extension for speed and reduced memory usage.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-intbitset

Install python-intbitset Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-intbitset

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-intbitset

How To Uninstall python-intbitset on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-intbitset

Uninstall python-intbitset And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-intbitset

Remove python-intbitset Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-intbitset

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

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

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

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Summary

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