How To Install python-tox on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tox on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tox
python-tox is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install python-tox 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-tox 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-tox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tox
Install python-tox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tox
Install python-tox 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-tox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tox
How To Uninstall python-tox on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tox
Uninstall python-tox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tox
Remove python-tox Configurations and Data
To remove python-tox configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tox
Remove python-tox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tox
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tox package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
