How To Install python-pycarddav on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycarddav on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pycarddav
python-pycarddav is:
pyCardDAV is a Python module for syncing with a CardDAV server. It is mainly used with the binaries provided in
pycarddav
There are three methods to install python-pycarddav 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-pycarddav 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-pycarddav using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pycarddav
Install python-pycarddav Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pycarddav using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pycarddav
Install python-pycarddav 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-pycarddav using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pycarddav
How To Uninstall python-pycarddav on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pycarddav package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pycarddav
Uninstall python-pycarddav And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pycarddav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pycarddav
Remove python-pycarddav Configurations and Data
To remove python-pycarddav configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pycarddav
Remove python-pycarddav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pycarddav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pycarddav
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycarddav package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
