How To Install python-pudb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pudb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pudb
python-pudb is:
PuDB is a full-screen, console-based visual debugger for Python.
Its goal is to provide all the niceties of modern GUI-based debuggers in a more lightweight and keyboard-friendly package. PuDB allows you to debug code right where you write and test it – in a terminal. If you’ve worked with the excellent (but nowadays ancient) DOS-based Turbo Pascal or C tools, PuDB’s UI might look familiar.
There are three methods to install python-pudb 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-pudb 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-pudb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pudb
Install python-pudb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pudb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pudb
Install python-pudb 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-pudb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pudb
How To Uninstall python-pudb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pudb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pudb
Uninstall python-pudb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pudb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pudb
Remove python-pudb Configurations and Data
To remove python-pudb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pudb
Remove python-pudb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pudb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pudb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pudb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
