How To Install python-setproctitle on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setproctitle on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-setproctitle
python-setproctitle is:
The library allows a process to change its title (as displayed by system tools such as ps and top).
Changing the title is mostly useful in multi-process systems, for example when a master process is forked: changing the children’s title allows one to identify the task each process is busy with. The technique is used by PostgreSQL and the OpenSSH Server for example.
There are three methods to install python-setproctitle 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-setproctitle 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-setproctitle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-setproctitle
Install python-setproctitle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-setproctitle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-setproctitle
Install python-setproctitle 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-setproctitle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-setproctitle
How To Uninstall python-setproctitle on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-setproctitle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-setproctitle
Uninstall python-setproctitle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-setproctitle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-setproctitle
Remove python-setproctitle Configurations and Data
To remove python-setproctitle configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-setproctitle
Remove python-setproctitle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-setproctitle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-setproctitle
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setproctitle package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
