How To Install python3-pycurl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycurl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pycurl
python3-pycurl is:
This module provides the Python bindings to libcurl. Please refer to the libcurl documentation available in libcurl4-gnutls-dev Debian package.
NOTE: the SSL support is provided by GnuTLS.
This package contains PyCURL for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pycurl 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-pycurl 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-pycurl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pycurl
Install python3-pycurl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pycurl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pycurl
Install python3-pycurl 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-pycurl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pycurl
How To Uninstall python3-pycurl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pycurl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pycurl
Uninstall python3-pycurl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pycurl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pycurl
Remove python3-pycurl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pycurl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pycurl
Remove python3-pycurl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pycurl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pycurl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycurl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
