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