How To Install python-tqdm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tqdm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tqdm
python-tqdm is:
tqdm (read taqadum, تقدّم) means “progress” in Arabic. tqdm instantly makes your loops show a smart progress meter, just by wrapping any iterable with “tqdm(iterable)”.
This package contains the Python 2 version of tqdm .
There are three methods to install python-tqdm 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-tqdm 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-tqdm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tqdm
Install python-tqdm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tqdm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tqdm
Install python-tqdm 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-tqdm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tqdm
How To Uninstall python-tqdm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tqdm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tqdm
Uninstall python-tqdm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tqdm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tqdm
Remove python-tqdm Configurations and Data
To remove python-tqdm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tqdm
Remove python-tqdm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tqdm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tqdm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tqdm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
