How To Install python3-gitdb on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gitdb on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-gitdb is pure-Python git object database (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-gitdb

python3-gitdb is:

The GitDB project implements interfaces to allow read and write access to git repositories. In its core lies the db package, which contains all database types necessary to read a complete git repository. These are the LooseObjectDB, the PackedDB and the ReferenceDB which are combined into the GitDB to combine every aspect of the git database.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gitdb

Install python3-gitdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-gitdb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gitdb

How To Uninstall python3-gitdb on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-gitdb

Uninstall python3-gitdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gitdb

Remove python3-gitdb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gitdb

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

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

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

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Summary

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