How To Install python-petname on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-petname
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python-petname
python-petname is:
This package provides a library for generating “pet names”, consisting of a random combination of an adverb, adjective, and proper name. These are useful for unique hostnames, for instance. The default packaging contains about 2000 names, 1300 adjectives, and 4000 adverbs, yielding nearly 10 billion unique combinations, covering over 32 bits of unique namespace. As such, PetName tries to follow the tenets of Zooko’s triangle: names are human meaningful, decentralized, and secure.
There are three methods to install python-petname
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-petname 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-petname
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-petname
Install python-petname Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-petname
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-petname
Install python-petname 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-petname
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-petname
How To Uninstall python-petname on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python-petname
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-petname
Uninstall python-petname And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-petname
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-petname
Remove python-petname Configurations and Data
To remove python-petname
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-petname
Remove python-petname configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-petname
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-petname
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-petname
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.