How To Install python-xkit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xkit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-xkit
python-xkit is:
X-Kit is library for the manipulation of xorg.conf files.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-xkit 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-xkit 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-xkit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xkit
Install python-xkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xkit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xkit
Install python-xkit 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-xkit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xkit
How To Uninstall python-xkit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-xkit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xkit
Uninstall python-xkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xkit
Remove python-xkit Configurations and Data
To remove python-xkit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xkit
Remove python-xkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xkit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xkit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
