How To Install python-ledger on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ledger on Ubuntu 18.04. python-ledger is command-line double-entry accounting program (python extension)

Introduction

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

What is python-ledger

python-ledger is:

Ledger is a powerful and flexible double-entry accounting system run entirely from the command line. Your accounts ledger is stored in one or more plain-text files with a very simple and readable format, and ledger does the hard work of balancing your books and reporting.

This package provides the python module

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-ledger

Install python-ledger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ledger

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ledger

How To Uninstall python-ledger on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ledger

Uninstall python-ledger And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ledger

Remove python-ledger Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ledger

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

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

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

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Summary

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