How To Install python-pex-cli on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pex-cli on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pex-cli is transitional dummy package for pex

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pex-cli on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pex-cli

python-pex-cli is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install python-pex-cli 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-pex-cli 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-pex-cli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pex-cli

Install python-pex-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pex-cli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pex-cli

Install python-pex-cli 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-pex-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pex-cli

How To Uninstall python-pex-cli on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-pex-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pex-cli

Uninstall python-pex-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pex-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pex-cli

Remove python-pex-cli Configurations and Data

To remove python-pex-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pex-cli

Remove python-pex-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pex-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pex-cli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pex-cli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.