How To Install python-ricky on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ricky on Ubuntu 18.04. python-ricky is tool for rebuilding packages using the Debile infrastructure

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ricky on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-ricky

python-ricky is:

Ricky is able to create a .dsc url to your friendly local mirror, and fetch that exact version of the package. Ricky can then also use the .dsc to forge a package_version_source.changes file, and sign it with an autobuild key and upload it to the debile infrastructure.

There are three methods to install python-ricky 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-ricky 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-ricky using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ricky

Install python-ricky Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ricky using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-ricky

Install python-ricky 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-ricky using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-ricky

How To Uninstall python-ricky on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-ricky package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-ricky

Uninstall python-ricky And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ricky and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ricky

Remove python-ricky Configurations and Data

To remove python-ricky configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ricky

Remove python-ricky configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-ricky configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ricky

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ricky package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.