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