How To Install python-pygtail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygtail on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygtail
python-pygtail is:
Pygtail reads log file lines that have not been read. It will even handle log files that have been rotated.
This has similar functionality to the logtail2 tool (which can be found in the logtail package).
This package contains the Python 2 library.
There are three methods to install python-pygtail 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-pygtail 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-pygtail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygtail
Install python-pygtail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygtail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygtail
Install python-pygtail 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-pygtail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygtail
How To Uninstall python-pygtail on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygtail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygtail
Uninstall python-pygtail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygtail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygtail
Remove python-pygtail Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygtail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygtail
Remove python-pygtail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygtail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygtail
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygtail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
