How To Install python-stuf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-stuf on Ubuntu 18.04. python-stuf is Python dictionary types with attribute style access

Introduction

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

What is python-stuf

python-stuf is:

Stuf provides a collection of Python dictionary types that support attribute style access.

Includes defaultdict, OrderedDict, restricted, ChainMap, Counter, and frozen implementations plus miscellaneous utilities for writing Python software.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-stuf

Install python-stuf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-stuf

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-stuf

How To Uninstall python-stuf on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-stuf

Uninstall python-stuf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-stuf

Remove python-stuf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-stuf

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

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

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

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Summary

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