How To Install python-psycogreen on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-psycogreen on Ubuntu 18.04. python-psycogreen is psycopg2 integration with coroutine libraries

Introduction

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

What is python-psycogreen

python-psycogreen is:

This package enables “psycopg2” to work with coroutine libraries, using asynchronous calls internally but offering a blocking interface so that regular code can run unmodified.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-psycogreen

Install python-psycogreen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-psycogreen

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-psycogreen

How To Uninstall python-psycogreen on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-psycogreen

Uninstall python-psycogreen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-psycogreen

Remove python-psycogreen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-psycogreen

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

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

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

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Summary

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