How To Install python-mandrill on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mandrill on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-mandrill
python-mandrill is:
Mandrill is a Python API client and suite of CLI-based tools for the Mandrill email as a platform service.
The API client is comprehensive, but the CLI functionality is minimal at this time.
There are three methods to install python-mandrill on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-mandrill 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-mandrill using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mandrill
Install python-mandrill Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mandrill using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mandrill
Install python-mandrill 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-mandrill using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mandrill
How To Uninstall python-mandrill on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-mandrill package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mandrill
Uninstall python-mandrill And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mandrill and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mandrill
Remove python-mandrill Configurations and Data
To remove python-mandrill configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mandrill
Remove python-mandrill configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mandrill configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mandrill
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mandrill package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.