How To Install python-offtrac on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-offtrac on Ubuntu 18.04. python-offtrac is Python-based xmlrpc client library for trac instances (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-offtrac

python-offtrac is:

The Offtrac library aims to be a python-based xmlrpc client library for trac instances. It offers the !TracServer class, used for interaction with a Trac instance. It supports ticket and milestone queries and offers means for creating new tickets and milestones.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-offtrac

Install python-offtrac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-offtrac

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-offtrac

How To Uninstall python-offtrac on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-offtrac

Uninstall python-offtrac And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-offtrac

Remove python-offtrac Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-offtrac

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

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

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

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Summary

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