How To Install python-kaptan on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kaptan on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-kaptan
python-kaptan is:
Configuration manager that allows users to transparently access configuration data stored in various formats (INI, JSON, YAML, dict, file).
There are three methods to install python-kaptan 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-kaptan 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-kaptan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-kaptan
Install python-kaptan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-kaptan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-kaptan
Install python-kaptan 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-kaptan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-kaptan
How To Uninstall python-kaptan on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-kaptan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-kaptan
Uninstall python-kaptan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-kaptan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kaptan
Remove python-kaptan Configurations and Data
To remove python-kaptan configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-kaptan
Remove python-kaptan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-kaptan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-kaptan
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kaptan package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.