How To Install python3-libfwsi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libfwsi on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-libfwsi is Windows Shell Item format access library – Python 3 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python3-libfwsi

python3-libfwsi is:

libfwsi is a library to access the Windows Shell Item format.

This package contains Python 3 bindings for libfwsi.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libfwsi

Install python3-libfwsi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libfwsi

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libfwsi

How To Uninstall python3-libfwsi on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libfwsi

Uninstall python3-libfwsi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libfwsi

Remove python3-libfwsi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libfwsi

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

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

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

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Summary

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