How To Install python-pygit2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygit2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygit2
python-pygit2 is:
The Pygit2 module provides a set of Python bindings to the libgit2 shared library. libgit2 implements the core of Git. Pygit2 works with Python 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and pypy.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-pygit2 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-pygit2 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-pygit2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygit2
Install python-pygit2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygit2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygit2
Install python-pygit2 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-pygit2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygit2
How To Uninstall python-pygit2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygit2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygit2
Uninstall python-pygit2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygit2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygit2
Remove python-pygit2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygit2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygit2
Remove python-pygit2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygit2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygit2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygit2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
