How To Install python-pg8000 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pg8000 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pg8000
python-pg8000 is:
pg8000 is a Pure-Python interface to the PostgreSQL database engine. It is one of many PostgreSQL interfaces for the Python programming language. pg8000 is somewhat distinctive in that it is written entirely in Python and does not rely on any external libraries (such as a compiled Python module, or PostgreSQL’s libpq library). pg8000 supports the standard Python DB-API version 2.0.
pg8000’s name comes from the belief that it is probably about the 8000th PostgreSQL interface for Python.
This package contains the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-pg8000 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-pg8000 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-pg8000 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pg8000
Install python-pg8000 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pg8000 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pg8000
Install python-pg8000 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-pg8000 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pg8000
How To Uninstall python-pg8000 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pg8000 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pg8000
Uninstall python-pg8000 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pg8000 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pg8000
Remove python-pg8000 Configurations and Data
To remove python-pg8000 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pg8000
Remove python-pg8000 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pg8000 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pg8000
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pg8000 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
