How To Install python-xmltv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xmltv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-xmltv
python-xmltv is:
This package allows Python programs to interact with XMLTV data and look through it, splitting the contents out into programmes and channels. XMLTV is an XML file format for storing TV listings.
There are three methods to install python-xmltv 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-xmltv 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-xmltv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xmltv
Install python-xmltv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xmltv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xmltv
Install python-xmltv 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-xmltv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xmltv
How To Uninstall python-xmltv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-xmltv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xmltv
Uninstall python-xmltv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xmltv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xmltv
Remove python-xmltv Configurations and Data
To remove python-xmltv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xmltv
Remove python-xmltv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xmltv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xmltv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xmltv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
