How To Install python-pyorbit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyorbit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyorbit
python-pyorbit is:
It aims to take advantage of new features found in ORBit2 to make language bindings more efficient. This includes:
- Use of ORBit2 type libraries to generate stubs
- use of the ORBit_small_invoke_stub() call for operation invocation, which allows for short circuited invocation on local objects.
Where it makes sense, this binding tries to stay compatible with the Python language mapping, which can be found on the OMG web site: http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?formal/02-09-07
There are three methods to install python-pyorbit 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-pyorbit 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-pyorbit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyorbit
Install python-pyorbit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyorbit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyorbit
Install python-pyorbit 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-pyorbit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyorbit
How To Uninstall python-pyorbit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyorbit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyorbit
Uninstall python-pyorbit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyorbit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyorbit
Remove python-pyorbit Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyorbit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyorbit
Remove python-pyorbit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyorbit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyorbit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyorbit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
