How To Install python3-rencode on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rencode on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-rencode
python3-rencode is:
For complex, heterogeneous data structures with many small elements, r-encodings take significantly less space than b-encodings. This version of rencode is a complete rewrite in Cython in order to increase performance over the pure Python module written by Petru Paler, Connelly Barnes et al.
This package is for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-rencode 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-rencode 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-rencode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-rencode
Install python3-rencode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-rencode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-rencode
Install python3-rencode 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-rencode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-rencode
How To Uninstall python3-rencode on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-rencode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-rencode
Uninstall python3-rencode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-rencode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rencode
Remove python3-rencode Configurations and Data
To remove python3-rencode configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rencode
Remove python3-rencode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-rencode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-rencode
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rencode package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
