How To Install python3-nanomsg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nanomsg on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-nanomsg is Python wrapper for nanomsg (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-nanomsg

python3-nanomsg is:

nanomsg is a socket library that provides several common communication patterns. It aims to make the networking layer fast, scalable, and easy to use.

This package provides a wrapper for nanomsg for Python 3

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-nanomsg

Install python3-nanomsg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-nanomsg

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-nanomsg

How To Uninstall python3-nanomsg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-nanomsg

Uninstall python3-nanomsg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nanomsg

Remove python3-nanomsg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nanomsg

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

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

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

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Summary

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