How To Install python3-reprozip on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-reprozip on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-reprozip is modules for the ReproZip packer

Introduction

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

What is python3-reprozip

python3-reprozip is:

ReproZip is a tool aimed at simplifying the process of creating reproducible experiments from command-line executions, a frequently-used common denominator in computational science.

It tracks operating system calls and creates a package that contains all the binaries, files and dependencies required to run a given command on the author’s computational environment (packing step). A reviewer can then extract the experiment in his environment to reproduce the results (unpacking step).

This package provides the modules for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-reprozip

Install python3-reprozip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-reprozip

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-reprozip

How To Uninstall python3-reprozip on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-reprozip

Uninstall python3-reprozip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-reprozip

Remove python3-reprozip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-reprozip

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

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

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

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Summary

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