How To Install python-nwsserver on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nwsserver on Ubuntu 18.04. python-nwsserver is NetWorkSpaces server for distributed applications

Introduction

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

What is python-nwsserver

python-nwsserver is:

This Debian package provides the NetWorkSpaces Server which makes it easy to use computing clusters from within the Python and GNU R languages and scripting environments.

See http://www.ddj.com/web-development/200001971 for a recent overview article on NetWorkSpaces.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-nwsserver

Install python-nwsserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-nwsserver

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-nwsserver

How To Uninstall python-nwsserver on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-nwsserver

Uninstall python-nwsserver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nwsserver

Remove python-nwsserver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nwsserver

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

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

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

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Summary

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