How To Install python-iscpy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-iscpy on Ubuntu 18.04. python-iscpy is Python library to parse ISC style config files

Introduction

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

What is python-iscpy

python-iscpy is:

ISCpy is an ISC config file parser. It has several possibilities for depth and quantity of ISC config files. ISC config files include BIND and DHCP config files among a few others.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-iscpy

Install python-iscpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-iscpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-iscpy

How To Uninstall python-iscpy on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-iscpy

Uninstall python-iscpy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-iscpy

Remove python-iscpy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-iscpy

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

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

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

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Summary

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