How To Install python3-bcolz on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bcolz on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-bcolz
python3-bcolz is:
bcolz provides columnar, chunked data containers that can be compressed in-memory and on-disk. Column storage allows for efficiently querying tables, as well as for cheap column addition and removal. It is based on NumPy, and uses it as the standard data container to communicate with bcolz objects, but it also comes with support for import/export facilities to/from HDF5/PyTables tables and Pandas dataframes.
This package contains the modules for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-bcolz 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-bcolz 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-bcolz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-bcolz
Install python3-bcolz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bcolz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-bcolz
Install python3-bcolz 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-bcolz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-bcolz
How To Uninstall python3-bcolz on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-bcolz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-bcolz
Uninstall python3-bcolz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-bcolz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bcolz
Remove python3-bcolz Configurations and Data
To remove python3-bcolz configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bcolz
Remove python3-bcolz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-bcolz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bcolz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bcolz package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
