How To Install python-waiting on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-waiting on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-waiting
python-waiting is:
The waiting module is designed to wait for events to occur. The waiting routine polls a given predicate function until it returns True, polling on a regular basis, at defined times, with exponential back-off or with a time-out.
This package contains the Python 2 version of the waiting module.
There are three methods to install python-waiting 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-waiting 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-waiting using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-waiting
Install python-waiting Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-waiting using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-waiting
Install python-waiting 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-waiting using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-waiting
How To Uninstall python-waiting on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-waiting package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-waiting
Uninstall python-waiting And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-waiting and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-waiting
Remove python-waiting Configurations and Data
To remove python-waiting configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-waiting
Remove python-waiting configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-waiting configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-waiting
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-waiting package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
