How To Install python3-ntp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ntp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-ntp
python3-ntp is:
NTP, the Network Time Protocol, is used to keep computer clocks accurate by synchronizing them over the Internet or a local network, or by following an accurate hardware receiver that interprets GPS, DCF-77, or similar time signals.
This package contains the Python “ntp” module, which contains helper classes for NTP utilities written in Python.
This is part of NTPsec. NTPsec is a secure, hardened, and improved implementation derived from the original NTP project.
There are three methods to install python3-ntp 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-ntp 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-ntp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ntp
Install python3-ntp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ntp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ntp
Install python3-ntp 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-ntp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ntp
How To Uninstall python3-ntp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-ntp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ntp
Uninstall python3-ntp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ntp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ntp
Remove python3-ntp Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ntp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ntp
Remove python3-ntp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ntp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ntp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ntp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
