How To Install python-sprox on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sprox on Ubuntu 18.04. python-sprox is library to generate web widgets from database schemas

Introduction

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

What is python-sprox

python-sprox is:

Sprox provides an easy way to create forms for web content which are: automatically generated, easy to customize, and validated. The way in which Sprox displays content is customizable by the means of different “viewers”. Finally, Sprox provides a way to fill your widgets, whether they are forms or other content with customizable data.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sprox

Install python-sprox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sprox

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-sprox

How To Uninstall python-sprox on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sprox

Uninstall python-sprox And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sprox

Remove python-sprox Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sprox

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

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

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

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Summary

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