How To Install python-protorpc-standalone on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-protorpc-standalone on Ubuntu 18.04. python-protorpc-standalone is Google Protocol RPC - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-protorpc-standalone

python-protorpc-standalone is:

This package provides the Google Protocol RPC (modified to run outside Google App Engine). The Protorpc library is a framework for implementing HTTP-based remote procedure call (RPC) services.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-protorpc-standalone

Install python-protorpc-standalone Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-protorpc-standalone

Install python-protorpc-standalone 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-protorpc-standalone using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-protorpc-standalone

How To Uninstall python-protorpc-standalone on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-protorpc-standalone

Uninstall python-protorpc-standalone And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-protorpc-standalone

Remove python-protorpc-standalone Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-protorpc-standalone

Remove python-protorpc-standalone configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-protorpc-standalone

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Summary

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