How To Install python3-simpy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-simpy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-simpy
python3-simpy is:
SimPy is a process-based discrete-event simulation language based on standard Python.
It provides the modeller with components of a simulation model. These include processes, for active components like customers, messages, and vehicles, and resources, for passive components that form limited capacity congestion points like servers, checkout counters, and tunnels. It also provides monitor variables to aid in gathering statistics. SimPy comes with extensive plotting capabilities.
This package contains the Python3 version of SimPy.
There are three methods to install python3-simpy 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-simpy 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-simpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-simpy
Install python3-simpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-simpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-simpy
Install python3-simpy 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-simpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-simpy
How To Uninstall python3-simpy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-simpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-simpy
Uninstall python3-simpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-simpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-simpy
Remove python3-simpy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-simpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-simpy
Remove python3-simpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-simpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-simpy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-simpy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.