How To Install python-rfoo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rfoo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rfoo
python-rfoo is:
rfoo (remote foo) is a fast Python RPC package which can do 160,000 RPC calls per second on a regular PC. It includes a fast serialization module called rfoo.marsh which extends the Python built in marshal module by eliminating serialization of code objects and protecting against bad input. The result is a safe to use ultra fast serializer.
Included with rfoo is rconsole, a remote Python console with auto completion, which can be used to inspect and modify the namespace of a running script.
There are three methods to install python-rfoo 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-rfoo 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-rfoo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rfoo
Install python-rfoo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rfoo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rfoo
Install python-rfoo 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-rfoo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rfoo
How To Uninstall python-rfoo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rfoo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rfoo
Uninstall python-rfoo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rfoo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rfoo
Remove python-rfoo Configurations and Data
To remove python-rfoo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rfoo
Remove python-rfoo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rfoo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rfoo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rfoo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.