How To Install python3-pickleshare on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pickleshare on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pickleshare is File system based database that uses Python pickles for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-pickleshare

python3-pickleshare is:

Like shelve, a PickleShareDB object acts like a normal dictionary. Unlike shelve, many processes can access the database simultaneously. Changing a value in database is immediately visible to other processes accessing the same database.

Concurrency is possible because the values are stored in separate files. Hence the “database” is a directory where all files are governed by PickleShare.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pickleshare

Install python3-pickleshare Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pickleshare

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pickleshare

How To Uninstall python3-pickleshare on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pickleshare

Uninstall python3-pickleshare And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pickleshare

Remove python3-pickleshare Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pickleshare

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

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

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

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Summary

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