How To Install python-ldif3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldif3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ldif3
python-ldif3 is:
This module parses and generates LDAP data in the format LDIF. It is implemented in pure Python and does not rely on any non-standard modules. The codebase is a fork of the ldif module from python-ldap with additional python3/unicode support.
There are three methods to install python-ldif3 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-ldif3 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-ldif3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ldif3
Install python-ldif3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ldif3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ldif3
Install python-ldif3 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-ldif3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ldif3
How To Uninstall python-ldif3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ldif3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ldif3
Uninstall python-ldif3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ldif3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ldif3
Remove python-ldif3 Configurations and Data
To remove python-ldif3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ldif3
Remove python-ldif3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ldif3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ldif3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldif3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
