How To Install python-libtmux on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libtmux on Ubuntu 18.04. python-libtmux is Python scripting library and ORM for tmux

Introduction

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

What is python-libtmux

python-libtmux is:

Builds upon tmux’s target and formats to create an object mapping to traverse, inspect and interact with live tmux sessions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-libtmux

Install python-libtmux Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libtmux

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-libtmux

How To Uninstall python-libtmux on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-libtmux

Uninstall python-libtmux And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libtmux

Remove python-libtmux Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libtmux

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

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

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

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Summary

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