How To Install python-louie on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-louie on Ubuntu 18.04. python-louie is Python signal dispatching mechanism

Introduction

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

What is python-louie

python-louie is:

Louie provides Python programmers with a straightforward way to dispatch signals between objects in a wide variety of contexts. It is based on PyDispatcher, which in turn was based on a highly-rated recipe in the Python Cookbook.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-louie

Install python-louie Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-louie

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-louie

How To Uninstall python-louie on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-louie

Uninstall python-louie And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-louie

Remove python-louie Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-louie

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

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

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

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Summary

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