How To Install python-tblib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tblib on Ubuntu 18.04. python-tblib is Python 2 traceback fiddling library

Introduction

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

What is python-tblib

python-tblib is:

This library allows pickling tracebacks so that they can be passed across process boundaries. The traceback objects that come out are stripped of some attributes such as variables, but it is at least possible to raise exceptions with those tracebacks or print them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-tblib

Install python-tblib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-tblib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-tblib

How To Uninstall python-tblib on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-tblib

Uninstall python-tblib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tblib

Remove python-tblib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-tblib

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

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

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

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Summary

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