How To Install python-keepalive on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keepalive on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-keepalive
python-keepalive is:
An HTTP handler for urllib2 that supports HTTP 1.1 and keepalive.
This package provides keepalive for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-keepalive 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-keepalive 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-keepalive using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-keepalive
Install python-keepalive Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-keepalive using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-keepalive
Install python-keepalive 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-keepalive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-keepalive
How To Uninstall python-keepalive on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-keepalive package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-keepalive
Uninstall python-keepalive And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-keepalive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-keepalive
Remove python-keepalive Configurations and Data
To remove python-keepalive configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-keepalive
Remove python-keepalive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-keepalive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-keepalive
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keepalive package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
