How To Install python3-pylibacl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pylibacl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pylibacl
python3-pylibacl is:
pylibacl is a Python interface to the libacl library. It allows manipulation of the POSIX.1e-compliant filesystem ACLs present in some operating systems (GNU/Linux included).
This package contains the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pylibacl 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-pylibacl 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-pylibacl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pylibacl
Install python3-pylibacl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pylibacl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pylibacl
Install python3-pylibacl 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-pylibacl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pylibacl
How To Uninstall python3-pylibacl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pylibacl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pylibacl
Uninstall python3-pylibacl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pylibacl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pylibacl
Remove python3-pylibacl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pylibacl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pylibacl
Remove python3-pylibacl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pylibacl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pylibacl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pylibacl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
