How To Install python-smstrade on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smstrade on Ubuntu 18.04. python-smstrade is Python library to send SMS via the smstrade service (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-smstrade

python-smstrade is:

python-smstrade lets you send SMS via and retrieve your account balance from the service of smstrade.eu.

The package may be used for alerting in monitoring applications or other scenarios where sending SMS might be useful.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-smstrade

Install python-smstrade Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-smstrade

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-smstrade

How To Uninstall python-smstrade on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-smstrade

Uninstall python-smstrade And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-smstrade

Remove python-smstrade Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-smstrade

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

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

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

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Summary

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