How To Install python3-checkbox-support on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-checkbox-support on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-checkbox-support
python3-checkbox-support is:
This package contains the CheckBox support Python 3 library, primarily used by the CheckBox provider.
It should not be installed directly, but pulled in by PlainBox provider packages requiring one of the support module listed below:
checkbox_support.contrib.xrandr: provides a high level API for the XRandR extension of the X.org server.
checkbox_support.dbus.udisks2: module for working with UDisks2 from Python
checkbox_support.heuristics.udev: heuristics for udev
checkbox_support.heuristics.udisks2: heuristics for udisks2
checkbox_support.parsers.cpuinfo: parser for the /proc/cpuinfo file
checkbox_support.parsers.dmidecode: parser for the dmidecode command
checkbox_support.parsers.efi: parser for EFI information
checkbox_support.parsers.lshwjson: parser for the lshw JSON output
checkbox_support.parsers.meminfo: parser for the /proc/meminfo file
checkbox_support.parsers.modinfo: parser for modinfo information
checkbox_support.parsers.pactl: parser for the output of ‘pactl list’ syntax
checkbox_support.parsers.udevadm: parser for the udevadm command
checkbox_support.parsers.xinput: parser for the xinput command
checkbox_support.scripts.audio_settings manipulates PulseAudio settings.
checkbox_support.scripts.gputest_benchmark is a wrapper for the Geeks3D GpuTest benchmark.
checkbox_support.udev is a collection of utility functions for interacting with GUdev.
There are three methods to install python3-checkbox-support 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-checkbox-support 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-checkbox-support using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-checkbox-support
Install python3-checkbox-support Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-checkbox-support using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-checkbox-support
Install python3-checkbox-support 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-checkbox-support using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-checkbox-support
How To Uninstall python3-checkbox-support on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-checkbox-support package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-checkbox-support
Uninstall python3-checkbox-support And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-checkbox-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-checkbox-support
Remove python3-checkbox-support Configurations and Data
To remove python3-checkbox-support configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-checkbox-support
Remove python3-checkbox-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-checkbox-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-checkbox-support
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-checkbox-support package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
