How To Install python-rstr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rstr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rstr
python-rstr is:
rstr is a helper module for easily generating random strings of various types. It could be useful for fuzz testing, generating dummy data, or other applications. It has no dependencies outside the standard library, and is compatible with Python 3.
The basic method of rstr is rstr(). At a minimum, it requires one argument, an alphabet of characters from which to create a string.
Inspired by the Java library of the same name, the xeger() method allows users to create a random string from a regular expression.
You can combine rstr with Python’s built-in string formatting to produce strings that fit a variety of templates.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-rstr 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-rstr 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-rstr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rstr
Install python-rstr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rstr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rstr
Install python-rstr 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-rstr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rstr
How To Uninstall python-rstr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rstr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rstr
Uninstall python-rstr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rstr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rstr
Remove python-rstr Configurations and Data
To remove python-rstr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rstr
Remove python-rstr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rstr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rstr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rstr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
