How To Install python-satellites on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-satellites on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-satellites
python-satellites is:
This package is there to make easier the transition from Jessie to Stretch, and help one to install automatically pysatellites. It can be removed safely after its installation.
There are three methods to install python-satellites 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-satellites 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-satellites using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-satellites
Install python-satellites Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-satellites using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-satellites
Install python-satellites 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-satellites using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-satellites
How To Uninstall python-satellites on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-satellites package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-satellites
Uninstall python-satellites And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-satellites and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-satellites
Remove python-satellites Configurations and Data
To remove python-satellites configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-satellites
Remove python-satellites configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-satellites configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-satellites
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-satellites package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
