How To Install python-zope.interface on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zope.interface on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-zope.interface
python-zope.interface is:
This package provides an implementation of object interfaces for Python. Interfaces are a mechanism for labeling objects as conforming to a given API or contract. So, this package can be considered as implementation of the Design By Contract methodology support in Python.
This is the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-zope.interface 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-zope.interface 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-zope.interface using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-zope.interface
Install python-zope.interface Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-zope.interface using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-zope.interface
Install python-zope.interface 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-zope.interface using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-zope.interface
How To Uninstall python-zope.interface on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-zope.interface package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-zope.interface
Uninstall python-zope.interface And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-zope.interface and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zope.interface
Remove python-zope.interface Configurations and Data
To remove python-zope.interface configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-zope.interface
Remove python-zope.interface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-zope.interface configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-zope.interface
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zope.interface package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
