How To Install python3-pygtail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygtail on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pygtail
python3-pygtail is:
Pygtail reads log file lines that have not been read. It will even handle log files that have been rotated.
This has similar functionality to the logtail2 tool (which can be found in the logtail package).
This package contains the Python 3 library.
There are three methods to install python3-pygtail 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-pygtail 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-pygtail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pygtail
Install python3-pygtail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pygtail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pygtail
Install python3-pygtail 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-pygtail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pygtail
How To Uninstall python3-pygtail on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pygtail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pygtail
Uninstall python3-pygtail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pygtail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pygtail
Remove python3-pygtail Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pygtail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pygtail
Remove python3-pygtail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pygtail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pygtail
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygtail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
