How To Install python3-isbnlib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-isbnlib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-isbnlib
python3-isbnlib is:
ISBNlib is a pure Python library for validating, cleaning and getting metadata from ISBN strings.
ISBN or International Standard Book Number format is somewhat fluid so this library provides ways to parse it to canonical form and then also to validate the numbers via databases as well as get metainfo for issued ISBNs.
Python3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-isbnlib 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-isbnlib 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-isbnlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-isbnlib
Install python3-isbnlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-isbnlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-isbnlib
Install python3-isbnlib 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-isbnlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-isbnlib
How To Uninstall python3-isbnlib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-isbnlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-isbnlib
Uninstall python3-isbnlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-isbnlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-isbnlib
Remove python3-isbnlib Configurations and Data
To remove python3-isbnlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-isbnlib
Remove python3-isbnlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-isbnlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-isbnlib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-isbnlib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
