How To Install python-sql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sql
python-sql is:
python-sql is a library to write SQL queries in a pythonic way. It relies exclusively on the Python standard library. It is database independent, doesn’t require the declaration of tables and allows one to manipulate the generated queries.
To make real use of this package you will have to install a database connector.
This package is targeting Python version 2.
There are three methods to install python-sql 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-sql 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-sql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sql
Install python-sql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sql
Install python-sql 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-sql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sql
How To Uninstall python-sql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sql
Uninstall python-sql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sql
Remove python-sql Configurations and Data
To remove python-sql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sql
Remove python-sql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
