How To Install python-pyudev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyudev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyudev
python-pyudev is:
This module provides a Python binding to the udev library.
It supports additional integration for GObject, PyQt4 and PySide.
There are three methods to install python-pyudev 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-pyudev 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-pyudev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyudev
Install python-pyudev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyudev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyudev
Install python-pyudev 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-pyudev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyudev
How To Uninstall python-pyudev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyudev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyudev
Uninstall python-pyudev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyudev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyudev
Remove python-pyudev Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyudev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyudev
Remove python-pyudev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyudev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyudev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyudev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.