How To Install python-straight.plugin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-straight.plugin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-straight.plugin
python-straight.plugin is:
straight.plugin is a Python plugin loader inspired by twisted.plugin with two important distinctions:
- Fewer dependencies
- Python 3 compatible
The system is used to allow multiple Python packages to provide plugins within a namespace package, where other packages will locate and utilize. The plugins themselves are modules in a namespace package where the namespace identifies the plugins in it for some particular purpose or intent.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-straight.plugin 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-straight.plugin 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-straight.plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-straight.plugin
Install python-straight.plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-straight.plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-straight.plugin
Install python-straight.plugin 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-straight.plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-straight.plugin
How To Uninstall python-straight.plugin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-straight.plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-straight.plugin
Uninstall python-straight.plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-straight.plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-straight.plugin
Remove python-straight.plugin Configurations and Data
To remove python-straight.plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-straight.plugin
Remove python-straight.plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-straight.plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-straight.plugin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-straight.plugin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
