How To Install python3-doit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-doit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-doit
python3-doit is:
doit is an automation tool that brings the power of build-tools to execute any kind of task.
A task describes some computation to be done (actions), and contains some extra meta-data. The actions can be external programs or Python functions. A single task may define more than one action. doit uses the task’s meta-data to:
- cache task results
- correct execution order
- parallel execution
- powerful dependency system
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-doit 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-doit 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-doit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-doit
Install python3-doit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-doit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-doit
Install python3-doit 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-doit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-doit
How To Uninstall python3-doit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-doit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-doit
Uninstall python3-doit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-doit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-doit
Remove python3-doit Configurations and Data
To remove python3-doit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-doit
Remove python3-doit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-doit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-doit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-doit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
