How To Install python3-send2trash on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-send2trash on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-send2trash is Python module for sending file to trash natively

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-send2trash on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-send2trash

python3-send2trash is:

This module sends a file to the trash using either the Glib system for handling a desktop trash file or its own home-grown system if python3-gi is not installed.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-send2trash 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-send2trash 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-send2trash using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-send2trash

Install python3-send2trash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-send2trash using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-send2trash

Install python3-send2trash 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-send2trash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-send2trash

How To Uninstall python3-send2trash on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-send2trash package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-send2trash

Uninstall python3-send2trash And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-send2trash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-send2trash

Remove python3-send2trash Configurations and Data

To remove python3-send2trash configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-send2trash

Remove python3-send2trash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-send2trash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-send2trash

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-send2trash package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.