How To Install python-restrictedpython on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-restrictedpython on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-restrictedpython
python-restrictedpython is:
RestrictedPython provides a restricted execution environment for Python, e.g. for running untrusted code.
There are three methods to install python-restrictedpython 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-restrictedpython 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-restrictedpython using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-restrictedpython
Install python-restrictedpython Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-restrictedpython using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-restrictedpython
Install python-restrictedpython 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-restrictedpython using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-restrictedpython
How To Uninstall python-restrictedpython on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-restrictedpython package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-restrictedpython
Uninstall python-restrictedpython And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-restrictedpython and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-restrictedpython
Remove python-restrictedpython Configurations and Data
To remove python-restrictedpython configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-restrictedpython
Remove python-restrictedpython configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-restrictedpython configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-restrictedpython
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-restrictedpython package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
