How To Install python-nwsclient on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nwsclient on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-nwsclient
python-nwsclient is:
This Debian package provides the NetWorkSpaces client which makes it easy to use computing clusters from within Python.
See http://www.ddj.com/web-development/200001971 for a recent overview article on NetWorkSpaces.
The python-nwsserver package provides the corresponding server.
There are three methods to install python-nwsclient 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-nwsclient 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-nwsclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-nwsclient
Install python-nwsclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nwsclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-nwsclient
Install python-nwsclient 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-nwsclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-nwsclient
How To Uninstall python-nwsclient on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-nwsclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-nwsclient
Uninstall python-nwsclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-nwsclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nwsclient
Remove python-nwsclient Configurations and Data
To remove python-nwsclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-nwsclient
Remove python-nwsclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-nwsclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nwsclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nwsclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
