How To Install python-systemd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-systemd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-systemd
python-systemd is:
This package contains Python 2 bindings for native access to the systemd facilities.
Functionality is separated into a number of modules:
- systemd.journal supports sending of structured messages to the journal and reading journal files
- systemd.daemon wraps parts of libsystemd useful for writing daemons and socket activation
- systemd.id128 provides functions for querying machine and boot identifiers and a list of message identifiers provided by systemd
- systemd.login wraps parts of libsystemd used to query logged in users and available seats and machines
There are three methods to install python-systemd 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-systemd 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-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-systemd
Install python-systemd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-systemd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-systemd
Install python-systemd 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-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-systemd
How To Uninstall python-systemd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-systemd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-systemd
Uninstall python-systemd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-systemd
Remove python-systemd Configurations and Data
To remove python-systemd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-systemd
Remove python-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-systemd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-systemd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
