How To Install python-pathtools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pathtools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pathtools
python-pathtools is:
Python API library which provides pattern matching functions and various utilities for filesystem paths.
This is the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-pathtools 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-pathtools 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-pathtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pathtools
Install python-pathtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pathtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pathtools
Install python-pathtools 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-pathtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pathtools
How To Uninstall python-pathtools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pathtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pathtools
Uninstall python-pathtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pathtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pathtools
Remove python-pathtools Configurations and Data
To remove python-pathtools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pathtools
Remove python-pathtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pathtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pathtools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pathtools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
