How To Install python-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ipaddress
python-ipaddress is:
This module is a backport of the stdlib “ipaddress” module from Python 3. The “ipaddress” module is in turn based off of the “ipaddr” module available in the “python-ipaddr” but there are some important API differences; make sure you are using the right module.
This package contains the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-ipaddress 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-ipaddress 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-ipaddress using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ipaddress
Install python-ipaddress Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ipaddress using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ipaddress
Install python-ipaddress 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-ipaddress using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ipaddress
How To Uninstall python-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ipaddress package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ipaddress
Uninstall python-ipaddress And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ipaddress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ipaddress
Remove python-ipaddress Configurations and Data
To remove python-ipaddress configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ipaddress
Remove python-ipaddress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ipaddress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ipaddress
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipaddress package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
