How To Install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau is Python3 wrapper around the RIPE Atlas API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau is:

Cousteau is a Python library wrapping the RIPE Atlas HTTP API. RIPE Atlas is a global network of probes that measure Internet connectivity and reachability, providing an overview of the state of the Internet in real time.

This package contains the Python3 library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

Install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

Install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau 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-ripe-atlas-cousteau using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

How To Uninstall python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

Uninstall python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

Remove python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

Remove python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ripe-atlas-cousteau

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Summary

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