How To Install python-torctl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-torctl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-torctl
python-torctl is:
TorCtl is a Python Tor controller with extensions to support path building and various constraints on node and path selection, as well as statistics gathering
There are a few more extras including SQL support for retrieving stats, GeoIP localization support, between others.
There are three methods to install python-torctl 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-torctl 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-torctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-torctl
Install python-torctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-torctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-torctl
Install python-torctl 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-torctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-torctl
How To Uninstall python-torctl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-torctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-torctl
Uninstall python-torctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-torctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-torctl
Remove python-torctl Configurations and Data
To remove python-torctl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-torctl
Remove python-torctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-torctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-torctl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-torctl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
