How To Install python-vatnumber on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vatnumber on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-vatnumber
python-vatnumber is:
This is a Python module to check the validity of Value Added Tax (VAT) numbers of States inside the European Union. It uses the validation rules according to http://sima-pc.com/nif.php.
Additionally this module provides a function for online validation of given VAT numbers by the VIES VAT number validation (SOAP Service) of the Taxation and Customs Union: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do
This package is targeting Python version 2.
There are three methods to install python-vatnumber 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-vatnumber 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-vatnumber using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-vatnumber
Install python-vatnumber Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vatnumber using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-vatnumber
Install python-vatnumber 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-vatnumber using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-vatnumber
How To Uninstall python-vatnumber on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-vatnumber package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-vatnumber
Uninstall python-vatnumber And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-vatnumber and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vatnumber
Remove python-vatnumber Configurations and Data
To remove python-vatnumber configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-vatnumber
Remove python-vatnumber configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-vatnumber configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-vatnumber
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vatnumber package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
