How To Install python-libproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libproxy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libproxy
python-libproxy is:
libproxy is a lightweight library which makes it easy to develop applications proxy-aware with a simple and stable API.
This package contains the Python 2 bindings.
There are three methods to install python-libproxy 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-libproxy 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-libproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libproxy
Install python-libproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libproxy
Install python-libproxy 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-libproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libproxy
How To Uninstall python-libproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libproxy
Uninstall python-libproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libproxy
Remove python-libproxy Configurations and Data
To remove python-libproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libproxy
Remove python-libproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libproxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libproxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
