How To Install python3-smmap on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smmap on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-smmap is pure Python implementation of a sliding window memory map manager

Introduction

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

What is python3-smmap

python3-smmap is:

Smmap wraps an interface around mmap and tracks the mapped files as well as the amount of clients who use it. If the system runs out of resources, or if a memory limit is reached, it will automatically unload unused maps to allow continued operation.

This package for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-smmap

Install python3-smmap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-smmap

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-smmap

How To Uninstall python3-smmap on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-smmap

Uninstall python3-smmap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-smmap

Remove python3-smmap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-smmap

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

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

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

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Summary

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