How To Install python3-hug on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hug on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-hug is Python3 framework for HTTP and CLI APIs

Introduction

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

What is python3-hug

python3-hug is:

hug makes developing a Python driven API as succinct as a written definition. Built-in API version management, validation and documentation generation. Encourages self-documenting code and easy testing. hug is Python 3+ only and built upon Falcon’s high performance HTTP library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-hug

Install python3-hug Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-hug

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-hug

How To Uninstall python3-hug on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-hug

Uninstall python3-hug And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hug

Remove python3-hug Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hug

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

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

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

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Summary

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