How To Install python3-livereload on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-livereload on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-livereload
python3-livereload is:
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There are three methods to install python3-livereload 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-livereload 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-livereload using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-livereload
Install python3-livereload Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-livereload using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-livereload
Install python3-livereload 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-livereload using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-livereload
How To Uninstall python3-livereload on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-livereload package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-livereload
Uninstall python3-livereload And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-livereload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-livereload
Remove python3-livereload Configurations and Data
To remove python3-livereload configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-livereload
Remove python3-livereload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-livereload configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-livereload
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-livereload package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
