How To Install python-leveldb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-leveldb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-leveldb
python-leveldb is:
LevelDB is a fast key-value storage library written at Google that provides an ordered mapping from string keys to string values.
This package provides a Python wrapper for LevelDB.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-leveldb 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-leveldb 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-leveldb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-leveldb
Install python-leveldb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-leveldb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-leveldb
Install python-leveldb 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-leveldb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-leveldb
How To Uninstall python-leveldb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-leveldb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-leveldb
Uninstall python-leveldb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-leveldb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-leveldb
Remove python-leveldb Configurations and Data
To remove python-leveldb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-leveldb
Remove python-leveldb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-leveldb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-leveldb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-leveldb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
