How To Install python-ruamel.ordereddict on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ruamel.ordereddict on Ubuntu 18.04. python-ruamel.ordereddict is dictionary that keeps keys in insertion resp. sorted order

Introduction

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

What is python-ruamel.ordereddict

python-ruamel.ordereddict is:

This package is an implementation of an ordered dictionary with Key Insertion Order (KIO: updates of values do not affect the position of the key), Key Value Insertion Order (KVIO, an existing key’s position is removed and put at the back).

Sorted dictionaries are also provided. Currently only with Key Sorted Order (KSO, no sorting function can be specified, but you can specify a transform to apply on the key before comparison (e.g. string.lower)).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-ruamel.ordereddict

Install python-ruamel.ordereddict Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ruamel.ordereddict

Install python-ruamel.ordereddict 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-ruamel.ordereddict using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-ruamel.ordereddict

How To Uninstall python-ruamel.ordereddict on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-ruamel.ordereddict package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-ruamel.ordereddict

Uninstall python-ruamel.ordereddict And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ruamel.ordereddict

Remove python-ruamel.ordereddict Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ruamel.ordereddict

Remove python-ruamel.ordereddict configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ruamel.ordereddict

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Summary

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