How To Install python-livereload on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-livereload on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-livereload
python-livereload is:
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There are three methods to install python-livereload 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-livereload 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-livereload using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-livereload
Install python-livereload Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-livereload using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-livereload
Install python-livereload 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-livereload using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-livereload
How To Uninstall python-livereload on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-livereload package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-livereload
Uninstall python-livereload And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-livereload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-livereload
Remove python-livereload Configurations and Data
To remove python-livereload configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-livereload
Remove python-livereload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-livereload configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-livereload
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-livereload package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
