How To Install python-passfd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-passfd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-passfd
python-passfd is:
This simple extension provides two functions to pass and receive file descriptors across UNIX domain sockets, using the BSD-4.3+ sendmsg() and recvmsg() interfaces.
Direct bindings to sendmsg and recvmsg are not provided, as the API does not map nicely into Python.
Please note that this only supports BSD-4.3+ style file descriptor passing, and was only tested on Linux.
There are three methods to install python-passfd 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-passfd 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-passfd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-passfd
Install python-passfd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-passfd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-passfd
Install python-passfd 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-passfd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-passfd
How To Uninstall python-passfd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-passfd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-passfd
Uninstall python-passfd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-passfd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-passfd
Remove python-passfd Configurations and Data
To remove python-passfd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-passfd
Remove python-passfd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-passfd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-passfd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-passfd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
