How To Install python3-libvslvm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libvslvm on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-libvslvm is Linux LVM volume system format access library – Python 3 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python3-libvslvm

python3-libvslvm is:

libvslvm is a library to access the Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) volume system format.

This package contains Python 3 bindings for libvslvm.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libvslvm

Install python3-libvslvm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libvslvm

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libvslvm

How To Uninstall python3-libvslvm on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libvslvm

Uninstall python3-libvslvm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libvslvm

Remove python3-libvslvm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libvslvm

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

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

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

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Summary

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