How To Install python3-augeas on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-augeas on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-augeas
python3-augeas is:
Augeas is a library and command line tool that focuses on the most basic problem in handling Linux configurations programmatically: editing actual configuration files in a controlled manner.
This module provides a Python3 interface to the Augeas API.
There are three methods to install python3-augeas 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-augeas 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-augeas using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-augeas
Install python3-augeas Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-augeas using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-augeas
Install python3-augeas 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-augeas using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-augeas
How To Uninstall python3-augeas on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-augeas package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-augeas
Uninstall python3-augeas And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-augeas and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-augeas
Remove python3-augeas Configurations and Data
To remove python3-augeas configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-augeas
Remove python3-augeas configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-augeas configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-augeas
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-augeas package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
