How To Install python3-logutils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-logutils on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-logutils is handlers for the Python standard librarys logging package - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-logutils

python3-logutils is:

The logutils package provides a set of handlers for the Python standard library’s logging package.

Some of these handlers are out-of-scope for the standard library, and so they are packaged here. Others are updated versions which have appeared in recent Python releases, but are usable with older versions of Python and so are packaged here.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-logutils

Install python3-logutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-logutils

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-logutils

How To Uninstall python3-logutils on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-logutils

Uninstall python3-logutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-logutils

Remove python3-logutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-logutils

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

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

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

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Summary

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