How To Install python-problem-report on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-problem-report on Ubuntu 18.04. python-problem-report is Python library to handle problem reports

Introduction

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

What is python-problem-report

python-problem-report is:

This Python library provides an interface for creating, modifying, and accessing standardized problem reports for program and kernel crashes and packaging bugs.

These problem reports use standard Debian control format syntax (RFC822).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-problem-report

Install python-problem-report Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-problem-report

Install python-problem-report 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-problem-report using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-problem-report

How To Uninstall python-problem-report on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-problem-report

Uninstall python-problem-report And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-problem-report

Remove python-problem-report Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-problem-report

Remove python-problem-report configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-problem-report

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Summary

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