How To Install python-motor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-motor on Ubuntu 18.04. python-motor is full-featured, non-blocking MongoDB driver - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-motor

python-motor is:

Motor presents a callback- or Future-based API for non-blocking access to MongoDB from Tornado or asyncio.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-motor

Install python-motor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-motor

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-motor

How To Uninstall python-motor on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-motor

Uninstall python-motor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-motor

Remove python-motor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-motor

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

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

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

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Summary

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