How To Install python3-kombu on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-kombu on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-kombu is AMQP Messaging Framework for Python (Python3 version)

Introduction

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

What is python3-kombu

python3-kombu is:

The aim of Kombu is to make messaging in Python as easy as possible by providing an idiomatic high-level interface for the AMQP protocol. It is meant to replace the carrot library by providing a compatibility layer.

Features:

  • Allows application authors to support several message server solutions by using pluggable transports.
  • Supports automatic encoding, serialization and compression of message payloads.
  • The ability to ensure that an operation is performed by gracefully handling connection and channel errors.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-kombu

Install python3-kombu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-kombu

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-kombu

How To Uninstall python3-kombu on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-kombu

Uninstall python3-kombu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-kombu

Remove python3-kombu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-kombu

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

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

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

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Summary

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