How To Install python-spoon on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spoon on Ubuntu 18.04. python-spoon is Simple to use pre-forking server interface (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-spoon

python-spoon is:

Spoon is an easy to use pre-forking server interface. It provides interfaces for UDP/TCP servers that can handle requests and can be stopped or reloaded, as well as interfaces for daemonizing tools.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-spoon

Install python-spoon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-spoon

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-spoon

How To Uninstall python-spoon on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-spoon

Uninstall python-spoon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-spoon

Remove python-spoon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-spoon

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

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

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

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Summary

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