How To Install python-path on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-path on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-path
python-path is:
path.py implements a path objects as first-class entities, allowing common operations on files to be invoked on those path objects directly.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-path 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-path 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-path using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-path
Install python-path Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-path using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-path
Install python-path 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-path using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-path
How To Uninstall python-path on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-path package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-path
Uninstall python-path And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-path and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-path
Remove python-path Configurations and Data
To remove python-path configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-path
Remove python-path configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-path configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-path
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-path package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
