How To Install python-scriptutil on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scriptutil on Ubuntu 18.04. python-scriptutil is Python module which provides the functionality of find and grep

Introduction

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

What is python-scriptutil

python-scriptutil is:

This package contains a python module which provides a recursive find on the filesystem and searching within those files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-scriptutil

Install python-scriptutil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-scriptutil

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-scriptutil

How To Uninstall python-scriptutil on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-scriptutil

Uninstall python-scriptutil And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-scriptutil

Remove python-scriptutil Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-scriptutil

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

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

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

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Summary

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