How To Install python-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-zeitgeist
python-zeitgeist is:
Zeitgeist is a service which logs the user’s activities and events (files opened, websites visited, conversations held with other people, etc.) and makes the relevant information available to other applications.
It serves as a comprehensive activity log and also makes it possible to determine relationships between items based on usage patterns.
This package contains the Python API.
There are three methods to install python-zeitgeist 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-zeitgeist 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-zeitgeist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-zeitgeist
Install python-zeitgeist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-zeitgeist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-zeitgeist
Install python-zeitgeist 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-zeitgeist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-zeitgeist
How To Uninstall python-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-zeitgeist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-zeitgeist
Uninstall python-zeitgeist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-zeitgeist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zeitgeist
Remove python-zeitgeist Configurations and Data
To remove python-zeitgeist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-zeitgeist
Remove python-zeitgeist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-zeitgeist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-zeitgeist
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zeitgeist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
