How To Install python-treq on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-treq on Ubuntu 18.04. python-treq is Higher level API for making HTTP requests with Twisted (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-treq

python-treq is:

Treq is a HTTP library inspired by requests written on top of Twisted. It provides a simple, higher level API for making HTTP requests when using Twisted.

This is the Python 2 package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-treq

Install python-treq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-treq

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-treq

How To Uninstall python-treq on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-treq

Uninstall python-treq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-treq

Remove python-treq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-treq

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

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

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

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Summary

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