How To Install python-osd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-osd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-osd
python-osd is:
This is a dummy package to ease transition from previous versions of python-osd.
It can be safely removed from your system.
There are three methods to install python-osd 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-osd 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-osd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-osd
Install python-osd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-osd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-osd
Install python-osd 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-osd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-osd
How To Uninstall python-osd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-osd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-osd
Uninstall python-osd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-osd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-osd
Remove python-osd Configurations and Data
To remove python-osd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-osd
Remove python-osd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-osd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-osd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-osd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
