How To Install python-setoptconf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setoptconf on Ubuntu 18.04. python-setoptconf is retrieve Python program settings from a variety of sources

Introduction

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

What is python-setoptconf

python-setoptconf is:

setoptconf is a Python library to define desired settings in a simple and consistent way from a variety of sources, individually or combined:

  • command line
  • environment variables
  • INI files
  • JSON
  • YAML
  • Python objects/modules

This package contains the modules for Python2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-setoptconf

Install python-setoptconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-setoptconf

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-setoptconf

How To Uninstall python-setoptconf on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-setoptconf

Uninstall python-setoptconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-setoptconf

Remove python-setoptconf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-setoptconf

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

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

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

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Summary

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