How To Install python3-astral on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astral on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-astral is Calculations for the position of the sun and moon (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astral on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-astral

python3-astral is:

This is astral, a Python module which calculates times for various positions of the sun: dawn, sunrise, solar moon, sunset, dusk, solar elevation, solar azimuth and rahukaalam. It also calculates phases of the moon.

This package contains the module for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-astral 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 python3-astral Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-astral using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-astral

Install python3-astral Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-astral using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-astral

Install python3-astral 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 python3-astral using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-astral

How To Uninstall python3-astral on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-astral package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-astral

Uninstall python3-astral And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-astral and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-astral

Remove python3-astral Configurations and Data

To remove python3-astral configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-astral

Remove python3-astral configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-astral configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-astral

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astral package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.