How To Install python3-reconfigure on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-reconfigure on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-reconfigure is simple config file management library (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-reconfigure

python3-reconfigure is:

python-reconfigure provides easy and uniform access to various kinds of configuration files, easily extendable with custom parsers.

Supported configuration files:

  • Ajenti (ajenti)
  • BIND9 DNS (bind9)
  • Crontabs (crontab)
  • Samba CTDB (ctdb)
  • ISC DHCPD / uDHCPD (dhcpd)
  • NFS /etc/exports (exports)
  • /etc/fstab (fstab)
  • /etc/group (group)
  • /etc/hosts (hosts)
  • iptables-save dump (iptables)
  • Netatalk afp.conf (netatalk)
  • NSD DNS (nsd)
  • /etc/passwd (passwd)
  • /etc/resolv.conf (resolv)
  • Samba (samba)
  • Squid 3 (squid)
  • Supervisord (supervisor)

Included parsers:

  • BIND9 config (bind9)
  • Crontab (crontab)
  • NFS Exports (exports)
  • .ini (ini)
  • iptables-save (iptables)
  • nginx-like (nginx)
  • squid (squid)
  • nsd (nsd)
  • CSV-like space-separated values (ssv)
  • JSON (jsonparser)

This is a Python 3 version of the package

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-reconfigure

Install python3-reconfigure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-reconfigure

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-reconfigure

How To Uninstall python3-reconfigure on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-reconfigure

Uninstall python3-reconfigure And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-reconfigure

Remove python3-reconfigure Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-reconfigure

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

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

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

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Summary

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