How To Install python-yapsy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yapsy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-yapsy
python-yapsy is:
Yapsy, or Yet Another Plugin SYstem, is a small library implementing the core mechanisms needed to build a plugin system into a wider application.
The main purpose is to depend only on Python’s standard libraries (at least version 2.3) and to implement only the basic functionalities needed to detect, load and keep track of several plugins.
There are three methods to install python-yapsy 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-yapsy 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-yapsy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-yapsy
Install python-yapsy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-yapsy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-yapsy
Install python-yapsy 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-yapsy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-yapsy
How To Uninstall python-yapsy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-yapsy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-yapsy
Uninstall python-yapsy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-yapsy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-yapsy
Remove python-yapsy Configurations and Data
To remove python-yapsy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-yapsy
Remove python-yapsy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-yapsy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-yapsy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yapsy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
