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