How To Install python-progress on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-progress on Ubuntu 18.04. python-progress is easy progress reporting for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-progress

python-progress is:

This package provides several canned progress bars for command line Python programs. Progress bars are customizable and can be advanced by using the next() method, with the finish() method to finish.

This is the Python 2 version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-progress

Install python-progress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-progress

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-progress

How To Uninstall python-progress on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-progress

Uninstall python-progress And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-progress

Remove python-progress Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-progress

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

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

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

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Summary

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