How To Install python-s3transfer on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-s3transfer on Ubuntu 18.04. python-s3transfer is Amazon S3 Transfer Manager for Python2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-s3transfer on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-s3transfer

python-s3transfer is:

S3transfer is a Python library for managing Amazon S3 transfers.

This package contains the module for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-s3transfer 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-s3transfer 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-s3transfer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-s3transfer

Install python-s3transfer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-s3transfer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-s3transfer

Install python-s3transfer 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-s3transfer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-s3transfer

How To Uninstall python-s3transfer on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-s3transfer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-s3transfer

Uninstall python-s3transfer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-s3transfer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-s3transfer

Remove python-s3transfer Configurations and Data

To remove python-s3transfer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-s3transfer

Remove python-s3transfer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-s3transfer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-s3transfer

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-s3transfer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.