How To Install python3-problem-report on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-problem-report on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-problem-report is Python 3 library to handle problem reports

Introduction

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

What is python3-problem-report

python3-problem-report is:

This Python library provides an interface for creating, modifying, and accessing standardized problem reports for program and kernel crashes and packaging bugs.

These problem reports use standard Debian control format syntax (RFC822).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-problem-report

Install python3-problem-report Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-problem-report

Install python3-problem-report 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-problem-report using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-problem-report

How To Uninstall python3-problem-report on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-problem-report

Uninstall python3-problem-report And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-problem-report

Remove python3-problem-report Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-problem-report

Remove python3-problem-report configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-problem-report

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Summary

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