How To Install python3-moreorless on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-moreorless on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-moreorless is Python difflib with simpler arguments, and enhanced No newline at EOF support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-moreorless on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is `python3-moreorless`

python3-moreorless is:

Moreorless is a thin wrapper around Python’s difflib.unified_diff that Does The Right Thing for “No newline at eof”. The arguments used when calling moreorless’ functions are simpler than difflib’s. Moreorless also supports various other functions such as patch.apply_single_file and click.echo_color_unified_diff.

There are three methods to install python3-moreorless on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-moreorless 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-moreorless using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-moreorless

Install python3-moreorless Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-moreorless

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-moreorless

How To Uninstall python3-moreorless on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-moreorless

Uninstall python3-moreorless And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-moreorless and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-moreorless

Remove python3-moreorless Configurations and Data

To remove python3-moreorless configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-moreorless

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-moreorless package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.