How To Install python3-entrypoints on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-entrypoints on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-entrypoints is Discover and load entry points from installed packages (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-entrypoints

python3-entrypoints is:

This module contains functions to find and load entry points in installed packages.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-entrypoints

Install python3-entrypoints Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-entrypoints

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-entrypoints

How To Uninstall python3-entrypoints on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-entrypoints

Uninstall python3-entrypoints And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-entrypoints

Remove python3-entrypoints Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-entrypoints

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

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

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

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Summary

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