How To Install python-simpletal on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-simpletal on Ubuntu 18.04. python-simpletal is Simple TAL, TALES and METAL implementation

Introduction

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

What is python-simpletal

python-simpletal is:

SimpleTAL is a reimplementation of the ZOPE TAL (Template Attribute Language), TALES (TAL Expression Syntax) and METAL (Macro Expansion for TAL) languages. More information and specifications of these languages is available at http://www.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/FrontPage .

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-simpletal

Install python-simpletal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-simpletal

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-simpletal

How To Uninstall python-simpletal on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-simpletal

Uninstall python-simpletal And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-simpletal

Remove python-simpletal Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-simpletal

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

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

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

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Summary

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