How To Install python-setuptools-git on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setuptools-git on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-setuptools-git
python-setuptools-git is:
This is a plugin for setup tools that enables Git integration. Once installed, Setuptools can be told to include in a module distribution all the files tracked by git. This is an alternative to explicit inclusion specifications with MANIFEST.in.
This package was formerly known as gitlsfiles. The name change is the result of an effort by the setuptools plugin developers to provide a uniform naming convention.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-setuptools-git 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-setuptools-git 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-setuptools-git using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-setuptools-git
Install python-setuptools-git Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-setuptools-git using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-setuptools-git
Install python-setuptools-git 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-setuptools-git using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-setuptools-git
How To Uninstall python-setuptools-git on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-setuptools-git package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-setuptools-git
Uninstall python-setuptools-git And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-setuptools-git and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-setuptools-git
Remove python-setuptools-git Configurations and Data
To remove python-setuptools-git configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-setuptools-git
Remove python-setuptools-git configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-setuptools-git configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-setuptools-git
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setuptools-git package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.