How To Install python-prompt-toolkit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-prompt-toolkit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-prompt-toolkit
python-prompt-toolkit is:
prompt_toolkit is a GNU readline replacement written in pure Python supporting advanced features like syntax highlighting, multi line editing and code completion.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-prompt-toolkit 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-prompt-toolkit 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-prompt-toolkit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-prompt-toolkit
Install python-prompt-toolkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-prompt-toolkit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-prompt-toolkit
Install python-prompt-toolkit 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-prompt-toolkit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-prompt-toolkit
How To Uninstall python-prompt-toolkit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-prompt-toolkit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-prompt-toolkit
Uninstall python-prompt-toolkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-prompt-toolkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-prompt-toolkit
Remove python-prompt-toolkit Configurations and Data
To remove python-prompt-toolkit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-prompt-toolkit
Remove python-prompt-toolkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-prompt-toolkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-prompt-toolkit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-prompt-toolkit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
