How To Install python-jira on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jira on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-jira
python-jira is:
This package contains a library that eases the use of the JIRA REST API from Python.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-jira 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-jira 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-jira using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-jira
Install python-jira Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-jira using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-jira
Install python-jira 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-jira using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-jira
How To Uninstall python-jira on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-jira package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-jira
Uninstall python-jira And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-jira and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jira
Remove python-jira Configurations and Data
To remove python-jira configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-jira
Remove python-jira configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-jira configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jira
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jira package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
