How To Install python-poster on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-poster on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-poster
python-poster is:
The Python standard library is missing support for multipart HTTP uploads and the poster module provides that.
There are three methods to install python-poster 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-poster 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-poster using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-poster
Install python-poster Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-poster using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-poster
Install python-poster 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-poster using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-poster
How To Uninstall python-poster on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-poster package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-poster
Uninstall python-poster And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-poster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-poster
Remove python-poster Configurations and Data
To remove python-poster configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-poster
Remove python-poster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-poster configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-poster
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-poster package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
