How To Install python-profitbricks on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-profitbricks on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-profitbricks
python-profitbricks is:
The ProfitBricks client library for Python provides you with access to the ProfitBricks representational state transfer (REST) application programming interface (API). The client library supports both simple and complex requests. It is designed for developers who are building applications in Python.
This is the Python 2 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python-profitbricks 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-profitbricks 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-profitbricks using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-profitbricks
Install python-profitbricks Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-profitbricks using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-profitbricks
Install python-profitbricks 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-profitbricks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-profitbricks
How To Uninstall python-profitbricks on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-profitbricks package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-profitbricks
Uninstall python-profitbricks And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-profitbricks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-profitbricks
Remove python-profitbricks Configurations and Data
To remove python-profitbricks configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-profitbricks
Remove python-profitbricks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-profitbricks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-profitbricks
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-profitbricks package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
