How To Install python-swap on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-swap on Ubuntu 18.04. python-swap is Semantic Web Area for Play

Introduction

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

What is python-swap

python-swap is:

SWAP is a Python library of RDF/XML and RDF/N3 semantic web routines, primarily used by Cwm.

SWAP is an acronym for both “Semantic Web Area for Play” and “Semantic Web Application Platform”.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-swap

Install python-swap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-swap

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-swap

How To Uninstall python-swap on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-swap

Uninstall python-swap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-swap

Remove python-swap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-swap

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

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

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

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Summary

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