How To Install python-svipc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-svipc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-svipc
python-svipc is:
This package allows one to access the System V Interprocess communication mechanisms from within Python:
- message queues;
- semaphore sets;
- shared memory segments.
This plug-in serves primarily two use cases:
- parallel (multiprocess) computing;
- mixed applications (e.g. python/yorick).
A sibling package is available for Yorick: yorick-svipc
There are three methods to install python-svipc 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-svipc 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-svipc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-svipc
Install python-svipc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-svipc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-svipc
Install python-svipc 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-svipc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-svipc
How To Uninstall python-svipc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-svipc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-svipc
Uninstall python-svipc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-svipc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-svipc
Remove python-svipc Configurations and Data
To remove python-svipc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-svipc
Remove python-svipc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-svipc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-svipc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-svipc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
