How To Install python-pygetdata on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygetdata on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygetdata
python-pygetdata is:
The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.
There are three methods to install python-pygetdata 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-pygetdata 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-pygetdata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygetdata
Install python-pygetdata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygetdata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygetdata
Install python-pygetdata 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-pygetdata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygetdata
How To Uninstall python-pygetdata on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygetdata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygetdata
Uninstall python-pygetdata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygetdata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygetdata
Remove python-pygetdata Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygetdata configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygetdata
Remove python-pygetdata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygetdata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygetdata
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygetdata package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
