How To Install python3-astropy-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astropy-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-astropy-helpers
python3-astropy-helpers is:
This project provides a Python package, astropy_helpers, which includes many build, installation, and documentation-related tools used by the Astropy project, but packaged separately for use by other projects that wish to leverage this work. The motivation behind this package and details of its implementation are in the accepted Astropy Proposal for Enhancement (APE) 4.
There are three methods to install python3-astropy-helpers 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-astropy-helpers 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-astropy-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-astropy-helpers
Install python3-astropy-helpers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-astropy-helpers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-astropy-helpers
Install python3-astropy-helpers 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-astropy-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-astropy-helpers
How To Uninstall python3-astropy-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-astropy-helpers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-astropy-helpers
Uninstall python3-astropy-helpers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-astropy-helpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-astropy-helpers
Remove python3-astropy-helpers Configurations and Data
To remove python3-astropy-helpers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-astropy-helpers
Remove python3-astropy-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-astropy-helpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-astropy-helpers
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astropy-helpers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
