How To Install python-unipath on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-unipath on Ubuntu 18.04. python-unipath is object-oriented approach to file/pathname manipulations

Introduction

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

What is python-unipath

python-unipath is:

Unipath is a package for doing pathname calculations and filesystem access in an object-oriented manner, an alternative to functions in os.path, shutilm glob, and even some functions in os.* It’s based on Jason Orendorff’s path.py but does not adhere as strictly to the underlying functions’ syntax, in order to provide more user convenience and higher-level functionality.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-unipath

Install python-unipath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-unipath

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-unipath

How To Uninstall python-unipath on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-unipath

Uninstall python-unipath And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-unipath

Remove python-unipath Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-unipath

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

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

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

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Summary

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