How To Install python3-powerline-taskwarrior on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-powerline-taskwarrior on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-powerline-taskwarrior is Powerline segment for showing Taskwarrior information (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-powerline-taskwarrior

python3-powerline-taskwarrior is:

A Powerline segment for showing information from Taskwarrior task manager.

It will show current context and active task (first of alphabetical order).

This package contains the Python 3 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-powerline-taskwarrior

Install python3-powerline-taskwarrior Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-powerline-taskwarrior

Install python3-powerline-taskwarrior 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-powerline-taskwarrior using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-powerline-taskwarrior

How To Uninstall python3-powerline-taskwarrior on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-powerline-taskwarrior

Uninstall python3-powerline-taskwarrior And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-powerline-taskwarrior

Remove python3-powerline-taskwarrior Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-powerline-taskwarrior

Remove python3-powerline-taskwarrior configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-powerline-taskwarrior

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Summary

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