How To Install python-mox3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mox3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mox3
python-mox3 is:
Mox3 is an unofficial port of the Google mox framework (see http://code.google.com/p/pymox/) to Python 3. It was meant to be as compatible with mox as possible, but small enhancements have been made.
This package provides the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-mox3 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-mox3 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-mox3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mox3
Install python-mox3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mox3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mox3
Install python-mox3 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-mox3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mox3
How To Uninstall python-mox3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mox3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mox3
Uninstall python-mox3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mox3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mox3
Remove python-mox3 Configurations and Data
To remove python-mox3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mox3
Remove python-mox3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mox3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mox3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mox3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
