How To Install python3-packaging on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-packaging
python3-packaging is:
These core utilities currently consist of:
- Version Handling (PEP 440)
- Dependency Specification (PEP 440)
There are three methods to install python3-packaging 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-packaging 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-packaging using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-packaging
Install python3-packaging Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-packaging using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-packaging
Install python3-packaging 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-packaging using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-packaging
How To Uninstall python3-packaging on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-packaging package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-packaging
Uninstall python3-packaging And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-packaging and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-packaging
Remove python3-packaging Configurations and Data
To remove python3-packaging configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-packaging
Remove python3-packaging configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-packaging configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-packaging
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
