How To Install python-pisock on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pisock on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pisock is Python module to communicate with PalmOS PDA

Introduction

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

What is python-pisock

python-pisock is:

This package provides the pisock module, which provides Python programs with means of communicating directly with a PalmOS device.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pisock

Install python-pisock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pisock

Install python-pisock 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-pisock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pisock

How To Uninstall python-pisock on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pisock

Uninstall python-pisock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pisock

Remove python-pisock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pisock

Remove python-pisock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pisock

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Summary

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