How To Install python-libuser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libuser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libuser
python-libuser is:
The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources.
This package contains the Python 2.7 bindings for the library.
There are three methods to install python-libuser 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-libuser 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-libuser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libuser
Install python-libuser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libuser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libuser
Install python-libuser 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-libuser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libuser
How To Uninstall python-libuser on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libuser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libuser
Uninstall python-libuser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libuser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libuser
Remove python-libuser Configurations and Data
To remove python-libuser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libuser
Remove python-libuser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libuser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libuser
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libuser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.