How To Install python2.7-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python2.7-minimal
python2.7-minimal is:
This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It can be used in the boot process for some basic tasks. See /usr/share/doc/python2.7-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules contained in this package.
There are three methods to install python2.7-minimal 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 python2.7-minimal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-minimal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python2.7-minimal
Install python2.7-minimal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-minimal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python2.7-minimal
Install python2.7-minimal 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 python2.7-minimal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python2.7-minimal
How To Uninstall python2.7-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python2.7-minimal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python2.7-minimal
Uninstall python2.7-minimal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python2.7-minimal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python2.7-minimal
Remove python2.7-minimal Configurations and Data
To remove python2.7-minimal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python2.7-minimal
Remove python2.7-minimal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python2.7-minimal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python2.7-minimal
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-minimal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
