How To Install python3-bdist-nsi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bdist-nsi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-bdist-nsi
python3-bdist-nsi is:
The bdist_nsi module extends Python’s distutils module with a bdist_nsi setup command to create binary Windows installers for Python modules, based on NSIS. Thereby, bdist_nsi brings all the features of NSIS to Windows installers for Python modules, such as silent install, modern user interface, and internationalization.
This package contains the Python 3 build.
There are three methods to install python3-bdist-nsi 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-bdist-nsi 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-bdist-nsi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-bdist-nsi
Install python3-bdist-nsi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bdist-nsi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-bdist-nsi
Install python3-bdist-nsi 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-bdist-nsi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-bdist-nsi
How To Uninstall python3-bdist-nsi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-bdist-nsi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-bdist-nsi
Uninstall python3-bdist-nsi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-bdist-nsi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bdist-nsi
Remove python3-bdist-nsi Configurations and Data
To remove python3-bdist-nsi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bdist-nsi
Remove python3-bdist-nsi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-bdist-nsi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bdist-nsi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bdist-nsi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
