How To Install python-watchdog on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-watchdog on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-watchdog
python-watchdog is:
Watchdog comes with a utility script called watchmedo. It can be used to execute commands in response to events.
This is the Python 2.X version.
There are three methods to install python-watchdog 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-watchdog 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-watchdog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-watchdog
Install python-watchdog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-watchdog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-watchdog
Install python-watchdog 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-watchdog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-watchdog
How To Uninstall python-watchdog on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-watchdog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-watchdog
Uninstall python-watchdog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-watchdog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-watchdog
Remove python-watchdog Configurations and Data
To remove python-watchdog configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-watchdog
Remove python-watchdog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-watchdog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-watchdog
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-watchdog package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
