How To Install python-rainbow on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rainbow on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rainbow
python-rainbow is:
Rainbow is a isolation shell which implements portions of the Bitfrost security architecture, as used on the OLPC XO-1 and elsewhere.
This package contains the shared Python module used by the rainbow frontend.
There are three methods to install python-rainbow 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-rainbow 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-rainbow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rainbow
Install python-rainbow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rainbow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rainbow
Install python-rainbow 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-rainbow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rainbow
How To Uninstall python-rainbow on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rainbow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rainbow
Uninstall python-rainbow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rainbow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rainbow
Remove python-rainbow Configurations and Data
To remove python-rainbow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rainbow
Remove python-rainbow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rainbow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rainbow
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rainbow package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
