How To Install python3-ipdb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ipdb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-ipdb
python3-ipdb is:
ipdb is a replacement for pdb Python debugger, adding IPython features (tab completion, syntax highlighting, better tracebacks, better introspection) to it.
ipdb contains replacements for all functions from the pdb stdlib module. It also contains the ipdb3 binary which can be used instead of the pdb3 binary to debug standalone scripts.
This package contains the Python 3 version of the module.
There are three methods to install python3-ipdb 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-ipdb 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-ipdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ipdb
Install python3-ipdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ipdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ipdb
Install python3-ipdb 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-ipdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ipdb
How To Uninstall python3-ipdb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-ipdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ipdb
Uninstall python3-ipdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ipdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ipdb
Remove python3-ipdb Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ipdb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ipdb
Remove python3-ipdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ipdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ipdb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ipdb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
