How To Install python-wget on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wget on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-wget
python-wget is:
This package installs the wget module for Python version 2.x. wget module can be used to perform basic network downloads inside a Python script.
More information about the usage can be found at README.txt.
There are three methods to install python-wget 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-wget 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-wget using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-wget
Install python-wget Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-wget using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-wget
Install python-wget 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-wget using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-wget
How To Uninstall python-wget on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-wget package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-wget
Uninstall python-wget And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-wget and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-wget
Remove python-wget Configurations and Data
To remove python-wget configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-wget
Remove python-wget configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-wget configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-wget
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wget package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
