How To Install python3-progress on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-progress on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-progress is easy progress reporting for Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-progress

python3-progress is:

This package provides several canned progress bars for command line Python programs. Progress bars are customizable and can be advanced by using the next() method, with the finish() method to finish.

This is the Python 3 version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-progress

Install python3-progress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-progress

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-progress

How To Uninstall python3-progress on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-progress

Uninstall python3-progress And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-progress

Remove python3-progress Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-progress

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

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

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

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Summary

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