How To Install python3-skytools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-skytools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-skytools
python3-skytools is:
This is the low-level utility module split out from the old Skytools meta-package. It contains various utilities for writing PostgreSQL database scripts.
Features:
- Support for background scripts - daemonizing - logging - config parsing
- Database tools - tuned connection - DB structure examining - SQL parsing - COPY I/O
- Time utilities - ISO timestamp parsing - datetime to timestamp
- Text utilities - natural sort - fast urlencode I/O
There are three methods to install python3-skytools 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-skytools 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-skytools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-skytools
Install python3-skytools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-skytools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-skytools
Install python3-skytools 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-skytools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-skytools
How To Uninstall python3-skytools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-skytools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-skytools
Uninstall python3-skytools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-skytools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-skytools
Remove python3-skytools Configurations and Data
To remove python3-skytools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-skytools
Remove python3-skytools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-skytools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-skytools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-skytools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
