How To Install python-msrest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-msrest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-msrest
python-msrest is:
The AutoRest tool generates client libraries for accessing RESTful web services. Input to AutoRest is a spec that describes the REST API using the Swagger format. This package contains a Swagger generator for AutoRest for Python 2.x applications.
There are three methods to install python-msrest 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-msrest 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-msrest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-msrest
Install python-msrest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-msrest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-msrest
Install python-msrest 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-msrest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-msrest
How To Uninstall python-msrest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-msrest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-msrest
Uninstall python-msrest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-msrest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-msrest
Remove python-msrest Configurations and Data
To remove python-msrest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-msrest
Remove python-msrest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-msrest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-msrest
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-msrest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
