How To Install python3-plaster on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plaster on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-plaster
python3-plaster is:
plaster is a loader interface around arbitrary config file formats. It exists to define a common API for applications to use when they wish to load configuration settings.
The library itself does not aim to handle anything except a basic API that applications may use to find and load configuration settings. Any specific constraints should be implemented in a pluggable loader which can be registered via an entrypoint.
This package provides the Python 3 version of the module.
There are three methods to install python3-plaster on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-plaster 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-plaster using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-plaster
Install python3-plaster Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-plaster using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-plaster
Install python3-plaster 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-plaster using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-plaster
How To Uninstall python3-plaster on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-plaster package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-plaster
Uninstall python3-plaster And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-plaster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-plaster
Remove python3-plaster Configurations and Data
To remove python3-plaster configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-plaster
Remove python3-plaster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-plaster configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-plaster
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plaster package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.