How To Install python-pyld on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyld on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyld is implementation of the JSON-LD API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyld on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pyld

python-pyld is:

This library is an implementation of the JSON-LD specification in Python.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-pyld 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-pyld 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-pyld using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyld

Install python-pyld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pyld using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pyld

Install python-pyld 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-pyld using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyld

How To Uninstall python-pyld on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-pyld package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyld

Uninstall python-pyld And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyld

Remove python-pyld Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyld configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyld

Remove python-pyld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pyld configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyld

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyld package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.