How To Install python-martian on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-martian on Ubuntu 18.04. python-martian is Library that allows the embedding configuration in Python

Introduction

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

What is python-martian

python-martian is:

Martian is a library that allows the embedding of configuration information in Python code. Martian can then grok the system and do the appropriate configuration registrations. One example of a system that uses Martian is the system where it originated: Grok (http://grok.zope.org)

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-martian

Install python-martian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-martian

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-martian

How To Uninstall python-martian on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-martian

Uninstall python-martian And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-martian

Remove python-martian Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-martian

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

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

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

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Summary

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