How To Install python-sigmask on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sigmask on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sigmask
python-sigmask is:
Simple Python support for saving and restoring the signal mask.
There are three methods to install python-sigmask 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-sigmask 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-sigmask using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sigmask
Install python-sigmask Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sigmask using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sigmask
Install python-sigmask 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-sigmask using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sigmask
How To Uninstall python-sigmask on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sigmask package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sigmask
Uninstall python-sigmask And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sigmask and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sigmask
Remove python-sigmask Configurations and Data
To remove python-sigmask configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sigmask
Remove python-sigmask configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sigmask configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sigmask
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sigmask package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
