How To Install python3-enet on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-enet on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-enet is Python3 wrapper for the ENet library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-enet on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-enet

python3-enet is:

python-enet provides a thin wrapper around the enet networking library. ENet is a thin layer to provide reliable communication over UDP.

There are three methods to install python3-enet 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-enet 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-enet using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-enet

Install python3-enet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-enet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-enet

Install python3-enet 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-enet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-enet

How To Uninstall python3-enet on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-enet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-enet

Uninstall python3-enet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-enet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-enet

Remove python3-enet Configurations and Data

To remove python3-enet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-enet

Remove python3-enet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-enet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-enet

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-enet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.