How To Install python-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sqlite
python-sqlite is:
pysqlite is an interface to the SQLite database server for Python. It aims to be fully compliant with Python database API version 2.0 while also exploiting the unique features of SQLite.
pysqlite 1.0.x is built against SQLite 2. For an interface to SQLite 3, see the package python-pysqlite1.1, python-pysqlite2 or python-apsw.
There are three methods to install python-sqlite 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-sqlite 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-sqlite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sqlite
Install python-sqlite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sqlite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sqlite
Install python-sqlite 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-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sqlite
How To Uninstall python-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sqlite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sqlite
Uninstall python-sqlite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sqlite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sqlite
Remove python-sqlite Configurations and Data
To remove python-sqlite configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sqlite
Remove python-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sqlite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sqlite package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
