How To Install python-regex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-regex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-regex
python-regex is:
This new regex implementation is intended eventually to replace Python’s current re module implementation.
For testing and comparison with the current ’re’ module the new implementation is in the form of a module called ‘regex’.
There are three methods to install python-regex 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-regex 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-regex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-regex
Install python-regex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-regex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-regex
Install python-regex 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-regex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-regex
How To Uninstall python-regex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-regex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-regex
Uninstall python-regex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-regex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-regex
Remove python-regex Configurations and Data
To remove python-regex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-regex
Remove python-regex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-regex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-regex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-regex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
