How To Install python-packaging on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-packaging on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-packaging
python-packaging is:
These core utilities currently consist of:
- Version Handling (PEP 440)
- Dependency Specification (PEP 440)
There are three methods to install python-packaging on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-packaging 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-packaging using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-packaging
Install python-packaging Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-packaging using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-packaging
Install python-packaging 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-packaging using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-packaging
How To Uninstall python-packaging on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-packaging package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-packaging
Uninstall python-packaging And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-packaging and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-packaging
Remove python-packaging Configurations and Data
To remove python-packaging configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-packaging
Remove python-packaging configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-packaging configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-packaging
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-packaging package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.