How To Install python-simplestreams on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-simplestreams on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-simplestreams
python-simplestreams is:
This package provides a client for interacting with simple streams data as is produced to describe Ubuntu’s cloud images.
There are three methods to install python-simplestreams 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-simplestreams 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-simplestreams using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-simplestreams
Install python-simplestreams Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-simplestreams using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-simplestreams
Install python-simplestreams 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-simplestreams using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-simplestreams
How To Uninstall python-simplestreams on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-simplestreams package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-simplestreams
Uninstall python-simplestreams And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-simplestreams and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-simplestreams
Remove python-simplestreams Configurations and Data
To remove python-simplestreams configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-simplestreams
Remove python-simplestreams configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-simplestreams configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-simplestreams
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-simplestreams package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
