How To Install python-powerline on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-powerline on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-powerline
python-powerline is:
This package contains the python2 library of Powerline, a prompt and statusline utility. It provides the main Powerline class, entrance point for all Powerline uses.
There are three methods to install python-powerline 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-powerline 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-powerline using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-powerline
Install python-powerline Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-powerline using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-powerline
Install python-powerline 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-powerline using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-powerline
How To Uninstall python-powerline on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-powerline package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-powerline
Uninstall python-powerline And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-powerline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-powerline
Remove python-powerline Configurations and Data
To remove python-powerline configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-powerline
Remove python-powerline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-powerline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-powerline
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-powerline package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
