How To Install python3-lfc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lfc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-lfc
python3-lfc is:
The LCG File Catalog (LFC) keeps track of the locations of the physical replicas of the logical files in a distributed storage system. This package provides Python3 bindings for the LFC client library.
There are three methods to install python3-lfc 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-lfc 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-lfc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-lfc
Install python3-lfc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-lfc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-lfc
Install python3-lfc 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-lfc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-lfc
How To Uninstall python3-lfc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-lfc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-lfc
Uninstall python3-lfc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-lfc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-lfc
Remove python3-lfc Configurations and Data
To remove python3-lfc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-lfc
Remove python3-lfc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-lfc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-lfc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lfc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
